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 Thursday, 10 October 2024: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:15
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:15 – 09:11
- 2♂︎ Mars09:11 – 10:07
- 3☉︎ Sun10:07 – 11:03
- 4♀︎ Venus11:03 – 11:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:59 – 12:55
- 6☽︎ Moon12:55 – 13:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:51 – 14:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:47 – 15:42
- 9♂︎ Mars15:42 – 16:38
- 10☉︎ Sun16:38 – 17:34
- 11♀︎ Venus17:34 – 18:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:30 – 19:26
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:26 – 20:30
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:30 – 21:35
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:35 – 22:39
- 4♂︎ Mars22:39 – 23:43
- 5☉︎ Sun23:43 – 00:47
- 6♀︎ Venus00:47 – 01:51
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:51 – 02:55
- 8☽︎ Moon02:55 – 04:00
- 9♄︎ Saturn04:00 – 05:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:04 – 06:08
- 11♂︎ Mars06:08 – 07:12
- 12☉︎ Sun07:12 – 08:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Thursday, 10 October 2024, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 11h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 12h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:15 to 09:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.