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, 22 April 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:58 – 08:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:08 – 09:18
- 3♂︎ Mars09:18 – 10:27
- 4☉︎ Sun10:27 – 11:37
- 5♀︎ Venus11:37 – 12:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:47 – 13:57
- 7☽︎ Moon13:57 – 15:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 16:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:17 – 17:27
- 10♂︎ Mars17:27 – 18:36
- 11☉︎ Sun18:36 – 19:46
- 12♀︎ Venus19:46 – 20:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 21:46
- 2☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:26 – 00:16
- 5♂︎ Mars00:16 – 01:06
- 6☉︎ Sun01:06 – 01:56
- 7♀︎ Venus01:56 – 02:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:46 – 03:36
- 9☽︎ Moon03:36 – 04:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:16 – 06:06
- 12♂︎ Mars06:06 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Saturday, 22 April 2028, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 13h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 10h 00m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:58 to 08:08: 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.