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 Friday, 12 March 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 19:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:23 – 08:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:20
- 3☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 12:16
- 6♂︎ Mars12:16 – 13:14
- 7☉︎ Sun13:14 – 14:13
- 8♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:10
- 10☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:07 – 19:05
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:05 – 20:07
- 2☉︎ Sun20:07 – 21:08
- 3♀︎ Venus21:08 – 22:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:09 – 23:11
- 5☽︎ Moon23:11 – 00:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 02:15
- 8♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:16
- 9☉︎ Sun03:16 – 04:17
- 10♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:19 – 06:20
- 12☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 12 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 19:05: the day lasts 11h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 12h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:23 to 08:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.