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 Monday, 1 February 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 08:26
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:16
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 10:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:04 – 10:53
- 4♂︎ Mars10:53 – 11:41
- 5☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:29
- 6♀︎ Venus12:29 – 13:18
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:18 – 14:06
- 8☽︎ Moon14:06 – 14:55
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 15:43
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:43 – 16:32
- 11♂︎ Mars16:32 – 17:20
- 12☉︎ Sun17:20 – 18:09
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:09 – 19:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:20 – 20:31
- 3☽︎ Moon20:31 – 21:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:43 – 22:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:54 – 00:06
- 6♂︎ Mars00:06 – 01:17
- 7☉︎ Sun01:17 – 02:29
- 8♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:40 – 04:52
- 10☽︎ Moon04:52 – 06:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:03 – 07:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:15 – 08:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Monday, 1 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 9h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:26, lasts 14h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:27 to 09:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.