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, 11 March 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:25 – 08:23
- 2♂︎ Mars08:23 – 09:22
- 3☉︎ Sun09:22 – 10:20
- 4♀︎ Venus10:20 – 11:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:18 – 12:16
- 6☽︎ Moon12:16 – 13:15
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:15 – 14:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:13 – 15:11
- 9♂︎ Mars15:11 – 16:09
- 10☉︎ Sun16:09 – 17:07
- 11♀︎ Venus17:07 – 18:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:06 – 19:04
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:04 – 20:06
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:06 – 21:07
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:07 – 22:09
- 4♂︎ Mars22:09 – 23:10
- 5☉︎ Sun23:10 – 00:12
- 6♀︎ Venus00:12 – 01:14
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:14 – 02:15
- 8☽︎ Moon02:15 – 03:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:17 – 04:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:18 – 05:20
- 11♂︎ Mars05:20 – 06:22
- 12☉︎ Sun06:22 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Thursday, 11 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 11h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 12h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:25 to 08:23: 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.