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 Friday, 17 January 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:41
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:40
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:41 – 09:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:12
- 3☽︎ Moon10:12 – 10:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 11:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:29
- 6♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:14
- 7☉︎ Sun13:14 – 14:00
- 8♀︎ Venus14:00 – 14:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:31
- 10☽︎ Moon15:31 – 16:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 17:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:48 – 19:02
- 2☉︎ Sun19:02 – 20:17
- 3♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:31 – 22:45
- 5☽︎ Moon22:45 – 00:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 01:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 02:28
- 8♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:43
- 9☉︎ Sun03:43 – 04:57
- 10♀︎ Venus04:57 – 06:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:26
- 12☽︎ Moon07:26 – 08:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 17 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:41 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 9h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:40, lasts 14h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:41 to 09:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.