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 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:00 – 08:02
- 2☽︎ Moon08:02 – 09:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:04 – 10:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 11:07
- 5♂︎ Mars11:07 – 12:09
- 6☉︎ Sun12:09 – 13:11
- 7♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:14
- 9☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:18 – 18:20
- 12♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:20
- 2♀︎ Venus20:20 – 21:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:16
- 4☽︎ Moon22:16 – 23:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 01:10
- 7♂︎ Mars01:10 – 02:08
- 8☉︎ Sun02:08 – 03:06
- 9♀︎ Venus03:06 – 04:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 05:02
- 11☽︎ Moon05:02 – 06:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:00 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Wednesday, 24 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:00 to 08:02: 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.