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 Sunday, 24 November 2024: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:18 – 09:03
- 2♀︎ Venus09:03 – 09:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:49 – 10:34
- 4☽︎ Moon10:34 – 11:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:20 – 12:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 12:51
- 7♂︎ Mars12:51 – 13:36
- 8☉︎ Sun13:36 – 14:22
- 9♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 15:53
- 11☽︎ Moon15:53 – 16:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:38 – 17:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:24 – 18:38
- 2♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:53
- 3☉︎ Sun19:53 – 21:08
- 4♀︎ Venus21:08 – 22:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:22 – 23:37
- 6☽︎ Moon23:37 – 00:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:51 – 02:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 03:21
- 9♂︎ Mars03:21 – 04:35
- 10☉︎ Sun04:35 – 05:50
- 11♀︎ Venus05:50 – 07:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:04 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Sunday, 24 November 2024, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 9h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 14h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:18 to 09:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.