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, 9 October 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:10
- 2☽︎ Moon09:10 – 10:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 11:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 11:58
- 5♂︎ Mars11:58 – 12:55
- 6☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:51
- 7♀︎ Venus13:51 – 14:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:47 – 15:43
- 9☽︎ Moon15:43 – 16:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:40 – 17:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:36 – 18:32
- 12♂︎ Mars18:32 – 19:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:32
- 2♀︎ Venus20:32 – 21:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:40
- 4☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:44 – 00:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:52
- 7♂︎ Mars01:52 – 02:55
- 8☉︎ Sun02:55 – 03:59
- 9♀︎ Venus03:59 – 05:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:03 – 06:07
- 11☽︎ Moon06:07 – 07:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:11 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Wednesday, 9 October 2024, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 11h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 12h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:14 to 09:10: 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.