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, 5 December 2024: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 08:32
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:15
- 2♂︎ Mars09:15 – 09:59
- 3☉︎ Sun09:59 – 10:43
- 4♀︎ Venus10:43 – 11:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:27 – 12:11
- 6☽︎ Moon12:11 – 12:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:55 – 13:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:39 – 14:23
- 9♂︎ Mars14:23 – 15:07
- 10☉︎ Sun15:07 – 15:51
- 11♀︎ Venus15:51 – 16:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:35 – 17:19
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:19 – 18:35
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:35 – 19:51
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:51 – 21:07
- 4♂︎ Mars21:07 – 22:23
- 5☉︎ Sun22:23 – 23:39
- 6♀︎ Venus23:39 – 00:55
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:55 – 02:11
- 8☽︎ Moon02:11 – 03:28
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:28 – 04:44
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:44 – 06:00
- 11♂︎ Mars06:00 – 07:16
- 12☉︎ Sun07:16 – 08:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Thursday, 5 December 2024, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 8h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:32, lasts 15h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:31 to 09:15: 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.