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, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 08:35
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:36 – 09:23
- 2♀︎ Venus09:23 – 10:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:09 – 10:56
- 4☽︎ Moon10:56 – 11:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:43 – 12:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:30 – 13:16
- 7♂︎ Mars13:16 – 14:03
- 8☉︎ Sun14:03 – 14:50
- 9♀︎ Venus14:50 – 15:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:37 – 16:23
- 11☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:10 – 17:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:57 – 19:10
- 2♂︎ Mars19:10 – 20:23
- 3☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:36
- 4♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:50 – 00:03
- 6☽︎ Moon00:03 – 01:16
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:16 – 02:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:42
- 9♂︎ Mars03:42 – 04:55
- 10☉︎ Sun04:55 – 06:09
- 11♀︎ Venus06:09 – 07:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 9h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 14h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:36 to 09:23: 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.