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 Friday, 20 September 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 20:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:49 – 08:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:50 – 09:52
- 3☽︎ Moon09:52 – 10:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:53 – 11:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:54 – 12:56
- 6♂︎ Mars12:56 – 13:57
- 7☉︎ Sun13:57 – 14:58
- 8♀︎ Venus14:58 – 16:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:00 – 17:01
- 10☽︎ Moon17:01 – 18:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:02 – 19:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:04 – 20:05
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:05 – 21:04
- 2☉︎ Sun21:04 – 22:02
- 3♀︎ Venus22:02 – 23:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:01 – 00:00
- 5☽︎ Moon00:00 – 00:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:59 – 01:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:58 – 02:56
- 8♂︎ Mars02:56 – 03:55
- 9☉︎ Sun03:55 – 04:54
- 10♀︎ Venus04:54 – 05:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 06:51
- 12☽︎ Moon06:51 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 20 September 2024, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 20:05: the day lasts 12h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 11h 45m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:49 to 08:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.