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 Saturday, 1 February 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 08:25
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:27 – 09:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:04
- 3♂︎ Mars10:04 – 10:52
- 4☉︎ Sun10:52 – 11:41
- 5♀︎ Venus11:41 – 12:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:29 – 13:18
- 7☽︎ Moon13:18 – 14:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:07 – 14:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:55 – 15:44
- 10♂︎ Mars15:44 – 16:32
- 11☉︎ Sun16:32 – 17:21
- 12♀︎ Venus17:21 – 18:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:09 – 19:21
- 2☽︎ Moon19:21 – 20:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:32 – 21:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 22:55
- 5♂︎ Mars22:55 – 00:06
- 6☉︎ Sun00:06 – 01:17
- 7♀︎ Venus01:17 – 02:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:29 – 03:40
- 9☽︎ Moon03:40 – 04:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 06:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:03 – 07:14
- 12♂︎ Mars07:14 – 08:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Saturday, 1 February 2025, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 9h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:25, lasts 14h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:27 to 09:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.