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, 2 October 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:04
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:06
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 09:02
- 2☽︎ Moon09:02 – 10:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 10:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 11:57
- 5♂︎ Mars11:57 – 12:55
- 6☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:53
- 7♀︎ Venus13:53 – 14:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 15:49
- 9☽︎ Moon15:49 – 16:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:47 – 17:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:45 – 18:43
- 12♂︎ Mars18:43 – 19:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:41 – 20:43
- 2♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:48
- 4☽︎ Moon22:48 – 23:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 00:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:54
- 7♂︎ Mars01:54 – 02:56
- 8☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:58
- 9♀︎ Venus03:58 – 05:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:02
- 11☽︎ Moon06:02 – 07:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:04 – 08:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Wednesday, 2 October 2024, the Sun rises at 08:04 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 11h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:06, lasts 12h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:04 to 09:02: 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.