Planetary hours
in La Rochelle.
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 Tuesday, 5 December 2023: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:30 – 09:14
- 2☉︎ Sun09:14 – 09:58
- 3♀︎ Venus09:58 – 10:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:42 – 11:26
- 5☽︎ Moon11:26 – 12:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:10 – 12:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:54 – 13:39
- 8♂︎ Mars13:39 – 14:23
- 9☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:07
- 10♀︎ Venus15:07 – 15:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:51 – 16:35
- 12☽︎ Moon16:35 – 17:19
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:19 – 18:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:35 – 19:51
- 3♂︎ Mars19:51 – 21:07
- 4☉︎ Sun21:07 – 22:23
- 5♀︎ Venus22:23 – 23:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:39 – 00:55
- 7☽︎ Moon00:55 – 02:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:11 – 03:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:27 – 04:43
- 10♂︎ Mars04:43 – 05:59
- 11☉︎ Sun05:59 – 07:15
- 12♀︎ Venus07:15 – 08:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Tuesday, 5 December 2023, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 8h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 15h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:30 to 09:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.