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 Sunday, 15 October 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:16 – 09:11
- 2♀︎ Venus09:11 – 10:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:05 – 11:00
- 4☽︎ Moon11:00 – 11:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:54 – 12:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:49 – 13:43
- 7♂︎ Mars13:43 – 14:38
- 8☉︎ Sun14:38 – 15:33
- 9♀︎ Venus15:33 – 16:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:27 – 17:22
- 11☽︎ Moon17:22 – 18:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:16 – 19:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:11 – 20:16
- 2♂︎ Mars20:16 – 21:22
- 3☉︎ Sun21:22 – 22:27
- 4♀︎ Venus22:27 – 23:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:33 – 00:39
- 6☽︎ Moon00:39 – 01:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:44 – 02:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:50 – 03:55
- 9♂︎ Mars03:55 – 05:01
- 10☉︎ Sun05:01 – 06:06
- 11♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Sunday, 15 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 10h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 13h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:16 to 09:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.