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, 8 March 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:28
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:26
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:23
- 4♂︎ Mars10:23 – 11:20
- 5☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:18
- 6♀︎ Venus12:18 – 13:15
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:15 – 14:13
- 8☽︎ Moon14:13 – 15:10
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:10 – 16:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 17:05
- 11♂︎ Mars17:05 – 18:02
- 12☉︎ Sun18:02 – 19:00
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:00 – 20:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:02 – 21:05
- 3☽︎ Moon21:05 – 22:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 23:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 00:12
- 6♂︎ Mars00:12 – 01:14
- 7☉︎ Sun01:14 – 02:17
- 8♀︎ Venus02:17 – 03:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:22
- 10☽︎ Moon04:22 – 05:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:24 – 06:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:27 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Monday, 8 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 11h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 12h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:31 to 08:28: 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.