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, 2 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 20:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:43 – 08:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:47 – 09:51
- 3☽︎ Moon09:51 – 10:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:55 – 12:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 13:04
- 6♂︎ Mars13:04 – 14:08
- 7☉︎ Sun14:08 – 15:12
- 8♀︎ Venus15:12 – 16:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:21
- 10☽︎ Moon17:21 – 18:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:25 – 19:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:29 – 20:34
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:34 – 21:29
- 2☉︎ Sun21:29 – 22:25
- 3♀︎ Venus22:25 – 23:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:20 – 00:16
- 5☽︎ Moon00:16 – 01:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:12 – 02:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:07 – 03:03
- 8♂︎ Mars03:03 – 03:58
- 9☉︎ Sun03:58 – 04:54
- 10♀︎ Venus04:54 – 05:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 06:45
- 12☽︎ Moon06:45 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 2 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 20:34: the day lasts 12h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 11h 07m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:43 to 08:47: 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.