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, 14 January 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:43
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 08:43
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:43 – 09:28
- 2♂︎ Mars09:28 – 10:13
- 3☉︎ Sun10:13 – 10:58
- 4♀︎ Venus10:58 – 11:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:43 – 12:28
- 6☽︎ Moon12:28 – 13:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:13 – 13:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:58 – 14:43
- 9♂︎ Mars14:43 – 15:28
- 10☉︎ Sun15:28 – 16:13
- 11♀︎ Venus16:13 – 16:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:58 – 17:43
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:43 – 18:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:58 – 20:13
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:13 – 21:28
- 4♂︎ Mars21:28 – 22:43
- 5☉︎ Sun22:43 – 23:58
- 6♀︎ Venus23:58 – 01:13
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:13 – 02:28
- 8☽︎ Moon02:28 – 03:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:43 – 04:58
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:58 – 06:13
- 11♂︎ Mars06:13 – 07:28
- 12☉︎ Sun07:28 – 08:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Thursday, 14 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:43 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 9h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:43, lasts 15h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:43 to 09:28: 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.