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, 24 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:53
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:53 – 08:47
- 2☽︎ Moon08:47 – 09:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:41 – 10:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:29
- 5♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:23
- 6☉︎ Sun12:23 – 13:18
- 7♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:06
- 9☽︎ Moon15:06 – 16:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 16:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 17:49
- 12♂︎ Mars17:49 – 18:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:43 – 19:48
- 2♀︎ Venus19:48 – 20:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 22:00
- 4☽︎ Moon22:00 – 23:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 00:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 01:17
- 7♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:22
- 8☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:28
- 9♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:34 – 05:40
- 11☽︎ Moon05:40 – 06:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:45 – 07:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Wednesday, 24 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:53 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 13h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:53 to 08:47: 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.