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 Saturday, 14 September 2024: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:41
- Sunset
- 20:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:43
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:41 – 08:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:44 – 09:47
- 3♂︎ Mars09:47 – 10:50
- 4☉︎ Sun10:50 – 11:53
- 5♀︎ Venus11:53 – 12:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 13:59
- 7☽︎ Moon13:59 – 15:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:02 – 16:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:05 – 17:08
- 10♂︎ Mars17:08 – 18:11
- 11☉︎ Sun18:11 – 19:14
- 12♀︎ Venus19:14 – 20:17
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:17 – 21:14
- 2☽︎ Moon21:14 – 22:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 23:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:08 – 00:05
- 5♂︎ Mars00:05 – 01:03
- 6☉︎ Sun01:03 – 02:00
- 7♀︎ Venus02:00 – 02:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 03:54
- 9☽︎ Moon03:54 – 04:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 05:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:48 – 06:45
- 12♂︎ Mars06:45 – 07:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Saturday, 14 September 2024, the Sun rises at 07:41 and sets at 20:17: the day lasts 12h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:43, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:41 to 08:44: 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.