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, 5 April 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 20:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:37 – 08:42
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:42 – 09:47
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:52
- 4♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:57
- 5☉︎ Sun11:57 – 13:02
- 6♀︎ Venus13:02 – 14:07
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 15:12
- 8☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:22
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:28
- 11♂︎ Mars18:28 – 19:33
- 12☉︎ Sun19:33 – 20:38
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:38 – 21:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:27
- 3☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:12
- 6♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:06
- 7☉︎ Sun02:06 – 03:01
- 8♀︎ Venus03:01 – 03:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 04:51
- 10☽︎ Moon04:51 – 05:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:45 – 06:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:40 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Monday, 5 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 20:38: the day lasts 13h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 10h 57m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:37 to 08:42: 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.