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 Wednesday, 3 April 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 20:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:39 – 08:44
- 2☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 10:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:58
- 5♂︎ Mars11:58 – 13:03
- 6☉︎ Sun13:03 – 14:08
- 7♀︎ Venus14:08 – 15:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 16:17
- 9☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:27 – 19:31
- 12♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:36
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:36 – 21:31
- 2♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:21
- 4☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 01:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:12 – 02:07
- 7♂︎ Mars02:07 – 03:02
- 8☉︎ Sun03:02 – 03:57
- 9♀︎ Venus03:57 – 04:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 05:47
- 11☽︎ Moon05:47 – 06:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:42 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Wednesday, 3 April 2024, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 20:36: the day lasts 12h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:39 to 08:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.