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, 22 February 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:56 – 08:50
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:50 – 09:43
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:37
- 4♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:31
- 5☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:24
- 6♀︎ Venus12:24 – 13:18
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:18 – 14:12
- 8☽︎ Moon14:12 – 15:05
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:05 – 15:59
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:59 – 16:53
- 11♂︎ Mars16:53 – 17:46
- 12☉︎ Sun17:46 – 18:40
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:40 – 19:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 20:52
- 3☽︎ Moon20:52 – 21:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:58 – 23:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:05 – 00:11
- 6♂︎ Mars00:11 – 01:17
- 7☉︎ Sun01:17 – 02:23
- 8♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:36
- 10☽︎ Moon04:36 – 05:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:42 – 06:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:48 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Monday, 22 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 10h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 13h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:56 to 08:50: 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.