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, 29 March 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 20:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:50 – 08:54
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 09:57
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 11:00
- 4♂︎ Mars11:00 – 12:03
- 5☉︎ Sun12:03 – 13:06
- 6♀︎ Venus13:06 – 14:09
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:09 – 15:13
- 8☽︎ Moon15:13 – 16:16
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:19
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:19 – 18:22
- 11♂︎ Mars18:22 – 19:25
- 12☉︎ Sun19:25 – 20:28
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:28 – 21:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:22
- 3☽︎ Moon22:22 – 23:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:15 – 01:12
- 6♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:08
- 7☉︎ Sun02:08 – 03:05
- 8♀︎ Venus03:05 – 04:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 04:58
- 10☽︎ Moon04:58 – 05:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:55 – 06:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:52 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Monday, 29 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 20:28: the day lasts 12h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 11h 20m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:50 to 08:54: 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.