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 Monday, 7 October 2024: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:11
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 08:12
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:11 – 09:08
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:08 – 10:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:04 – 11:01
- 4♂︎ Mars11:01 – 11:58
- 5☉︎ Sun11:58 – 12:55
- 6♀︎ Venus12:55 – 13:51
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 14:48
- 8☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:45
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:45 – 16:42
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:42 – 17:38
- 11♂︎ Mars17:38 – 18:35
- 12☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:32
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:32 – 20:35
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:35 – 21:39
- 3☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:42 – 23:45
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:45 – 00:49
- 6♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:52
- 7☉︎ Sun01:52 – 02:55
- 8♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 05:02
- 10☽︎ Moon05:02 – 06:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:05 – 07:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:09 – 08:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Monday, 7 October 2024, the Sun rises at 08:11 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 11h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:12, lasts 12h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:11 to 09:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.