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, 15 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:43
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 08:42
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:43 – 09:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:28 – 10:13
- 3☽︎ Moon10:13 – 10:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 11:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:28
- 6♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:14
- 7☉︎ Sun13:14 – 13:59
- 8♀︎ Venus13:59 – 14:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:29
- 10☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 16:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 17:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:44 – 18:59
- 2☉︎ Sun18:59 – 20:14
- 3♀︎ Venus20:14 – 21:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:44
- 5☽︎ Moon22:44 – 23:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 01:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 02:28
- 8♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:43
- 9☉︎ Sun03:43 – 04:58
- 10♀︎ Venus04:58 – 06:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:27
- 12☽︎ Moon07:27 – 08:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 15 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:43 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 9h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:42, lasts 14h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: 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.