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 Saturday, 11 March 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:18 – 08:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:15
- 3♂︎ Mars09:15 – 10:13
- 4☉︎ Sun10:13 – 11:12
- 5♀︎ Venus11:12 – 12:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:10 – 13:08
- 7☽︎ Moon13:08 – 14:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:07 – 15:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 16:04
- 10♂︎ Mars16:04 – 17:02
- 11☉︎ Sun17:02 – 18:00
- 12♀︎ Venus18:00 – 18:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:59 – 20:00
- 2☽︎ Moon20:00 – 21:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:02 – 22:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:03 – 23:05
- 5♂︎ Mars23:05 – 00:06
- 6☉︎ Sun00:06 – 01:07
- 7♀︎ Venus01:07 – 02:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:09 – 03:10
- 9☽︎ Moon03:10 – 04:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:12 – 05:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:13 – 06:15
- 12♂︎ Mars06:15 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Saturday, 11 March 2028, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 11h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 12h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:18 to 08:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.