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, 16 July 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 21:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:29 – 07:46
- 2☉︎ Sun07:46 – 09:03
- 3♀︎ Venus09:03 – 10:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:19 – 11:36
- 5☽︎ Moon11:36 – 12:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:53 – 14:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:10 – 15:27
- 8♂︎ Mars15:27 – 16:44
- 9☉︎ Sun16:44 – 18:01
- 10♀︎ Venus18:01 – 19:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:34
- 12☽︎ Moon20:34 – 21:51
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:51 – 22:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:34 – 23:18
- 3♂︎ Mars23:18 – 00:01
- 4☉︎ Sun00:01 – 00:44
- 5♀︎ Venus00:44 – 01:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:27 – 02:10
- 7☽︎ Moon02:10 – 02:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:54 – 03:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:37 – 04:20
- 10♂︎ Mars04:20 – 05:03
- 11☉︎ Sun05:03 – 05:47
- 12♀︎ Venus05:47 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Tuesday, 16 July 2024, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 21:51: the day lasts 15h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 8h 39m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:29 to 07:46: 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.