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 Tuesday, 21 January 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:38
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:38 – 09:24
- 2☉︎ Sun09:24 – 10:11
- 3♀︎ Venus10:11 – 10:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:57 – 11:43
- 5☽︎ Moon11:43 – 12:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:29 – 13:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:16 – 14:02
- 8♂︎ Mars14:02 – 14:48
- 9☉︎ Sun14:48 – 15:34
- 10♀︎ Venus15:34 – 16:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:21 – 17:07
- 12☽︎ Moon17:07 – 17:53
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:53 – 19:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:07 – 20:21
- 3♂︎ Mars20:21 – 21:34
- 4☉︎ Sun21:34 – 22:48
- 5♀︎ Venus22:48 – 00:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:02 – 01:15
- 7☽︎ Moon01:15 – 02:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:29 – 03:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:43 – 04:56
- 10♂︎ Mars04:56 – 06:10
- 11☉︎ Sun06:10 – 07:24
- 12♀︎ Venus07:24 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Tuesday, 21 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:38 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 9h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 14h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:38 to 09:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.