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, 29 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:31 – 09:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:18 – 10:06
- 3☽︎ Moon10:06 – 10:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:54 – 11:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:30
- 6♂︎ Mars12:30 – 13:17
- 7☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:05
- 8♀︎ Venus14:05 – 14:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 15:41
- 10☽︎ Moon15:41 – 16:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:29 – 17:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:04
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:16
- 2☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:28
- 3♀︎ Venus20:28 – 21:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:40 – 22:53
- 5☽︎ Moon22:53 – 00:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 01:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:29
- 8♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:41
- 9☉︎ Sun03:41 – 04:53
- 10♀︎ Venus04:53 – 06:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:17
- 12☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 29 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 9h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 14h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:31 to 09:18: 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.