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, 30 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 20:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:48 – 08:52
- 2☉︎ Sun08:52 – 09:55
- 3♀︎ Venus09:55 – 10:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:59 – 12:02
- 5☽︎ Moon12:02 – 13:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn13:06 – 14:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:09 – 15:12
- 8♂︎ Mars15:12 – 16:16
- 9☉︎ Sun16:16 – 17:19
- 10♀︎ Venus17:19 – 18:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:23 – 19:26
- 12☽︎ Moon19:26 – 20:30
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:30 – 21:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:22
- 3♂︎ Mars22:22 – 23:19
- 4☉︎ Sun23:19 – 00:15
- 5♀︎ Venus00:15 – 01:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:12 – 02:08
- 7☽︎ Moon02:08 – 03:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn03:05 – 04:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:01 – 04:57
- 10♂︎ Mars04:57 – 05:54
- 11☉︎ Sun05:54 – 06:50
- 12♀︎ Venus06:50 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Tuesday, 30 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 20:30: the day lasts 12h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 11h 17m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:48 to 08:52: 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.