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 Wednesday, 27 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:33
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 08:32
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:20
- 2☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 10:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 11:42
- 5♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:30
- 6☉︎ Sun12:30 – 13:17
- 7♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 14:52
- 9☽︎ Moon14:52 – 15:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:26 – 17:14
- 12♂︎ Mars17:14 – 18:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:01 – 19:14
- 2♀︎ Venus19:14 – 20:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:26 – 21:39
- 4☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 00:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 01:16
- 7♂︎ Mars01:16 – 02:29
- 8☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:42
- 9♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 06:07
- 11☽︎ Moon06:07 – 07:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:19 – 08:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Wednesday, 27 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:33 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 9h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:32, lasts 14h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:33 to 09:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.