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 Monday, 11 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:45
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 08:44
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:45 – 09:29
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:14
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 10:58
- 4♂︎ Mars10:58 – 11:43
- 5☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:28
- 6♀︎ Venus12:28 – 13:12
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 13:57
- 8☽︎ Moon13:57 – 14:41
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:41 – 15:26
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:26 – 16:10
- 11♂︎ Mars16:10 – 16:55
- 12☉︎ Sun16:55 – 17:39
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:39 – 18:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:55 – 20:10
- 3☽︎ Moon20:10 – 21:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:41
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:41 – 23:56
- 6♂︎ Mars23:56 – 01:12
- 7☉︎ Sun01:12 – 02:27
- 8♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:58
- 10☽︎ Moon04:58 – 06:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:13 – 07:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:29 – 08:44
Other cities · France
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Monday, 11 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:45 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 8h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:44, lasts 15h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:45 to 09:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.