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, 31 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 08:50
- 2☽︎ Moon08:50 – 09:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 10:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 12:01
- 5♂︎ Mars12:01 – 13:05
- 6☉︎ Sun13:05 – 14:09
- 7♀︎ Venus14:09 – 15:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 16:16
- 9☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:24 – 19:27
- 12♂︎ Mars19:27 – 20:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:27
- 2♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:19
- 4☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 01:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:12 – 02:08
- 7♂︎ Mars02:08 – 03:04
- 8☉︎ Sun03:04 – 04:00
- 9♀︎ Venus04:00 – 04:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 05:52
- 11☽︎ Moon05:52 – 06:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:48 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Wednesday, 31 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 12h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 11h 14m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:47 to 08:50: 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.