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 Thursday, 4 February 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:23
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 08:22
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:23 – 09:13
- 2♂︎ Mars09:13 – 10:02
- 3☉︎ Sun10:02 – 10:51
- 4♀︎ Venus10:51 – 11:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:40 – 12:29
- 6☽︎ Moon12:29 – 13:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:18 – 14:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:07 – 14:57
- 9♂︎ Mars14:57 – 15:46
- 10☉︎ Sun15:46 – 16:35
- 11♀︎ Venus16:35 – 17:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:24 – 18:13
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:13 – 19:24
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:24 – 20:35
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:35 – 21:45
- 4♂︎ Mars21:45 – 22:56
- 5☉︎ Sun22:56 – 00:07
- 6♀︎ Venus00:07 – 01:18
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:18 – 02:28
- 8☽︎ Moon02:28 – 03:39
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:39 – 04:50
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:50 – 06:01
- 11♂︎ Mars06:01 – 07:11
- 12☉︎ Sun07:11 – 08:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Thursday, 4 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:23 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 9h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:22, lasts 14h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:23 to 09:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.