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 Tuesday, 9 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:29 – 08:27
- 2☉︎ Sun08:27 – 09:24
- 3♀︎ Venus09:24 – 10:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:22 – 11:20
- 5☽︎ Moon11:20 – 12:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:17 – 13:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:15 – 14:13
- 8♂︎ Mars14:13 – 15:10
- 9☉︎ Sun15:10 – 16:08
- 10♀︎ Venus16:08 – 17:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:06 – 18:03
- 12☽︎ Moon18:03 – 19:01
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:01 – 20:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:03 – 21:05
- 3♂︎ Mars21:05 – 22:08
- 4☉︎ Sun22:08 – 23:10
- 5♀︎ Venus23:10 – 00:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 01:14
- 7☽︎ Moon01:14 – 02:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:16 – 03:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:18 – 04:21
- 10♂︎ Mars04:21 – 05:23
- 11☉︎ Sun05:23 – 06:25
- 12♀︎ Venus06:25 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Tuesday, 9 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 11h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 12h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:29 to 08:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.