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 Sunday, 17 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:41
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 08:41
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:41 – 09:27
- 2♀︎ Venus09:27 – 10:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:12 – 10:58
- 4☽︎ Moon10:58 – 11:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:43 – 12:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:29 – 13:14
- 7♂︎ Mars13:14 – 14:00
- 8☉︎ Sun14:00 – 14:45
- 9♀︎ Venus14:45 – 15:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:16
- 11☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 17:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:47 – 19:02
- 2♂︎ Mars19:02 – 20:16
- 3☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:31
- 4♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:45 – 23:59
- 6☽︎ Moon23:59 – 01:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:14 – 02:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:28 – 03:43
- 9♂︎ Mars03:43 – 04:57
- 10☉︎ Sun04:57 – 06:12
- 11♀︎ Venus06:12 – 07:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Sunday, 17 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:41 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 9h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:41, lasts 14h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:41 to 09:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.