Planetary hours
in Poitiers.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Friday, 28 January 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 08:26
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:27 – 09:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:15 – 10:02
- 3☽︎ Moon10:02 – 10:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 11:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:24
- 6♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:11
- 7☉︎ Sun13:11 – 13:59
- 8♀︎ Venus13:59 – 14:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:33
- 10☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:21 – 17:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:08 – 17:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:55 – 19:08
- 2☉︎ Sun19:08 – 20:20
- 3♀︎ Venus20:20 – 21:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:45
- 5☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 01:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 02:23
- 8♂︎ Mars02:23 – 03:36
- 9☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:48
- 10♀︎ Venus04:48 – 06:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 07:14
- 12☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Friday, 28 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 9h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:26, lasts 14h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:27 to 09:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.