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, 6 April 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 20:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:35 – 08:40
- 2☉︎ Sun08:40 – 09:46
- 3♀︎ Venus09:46 – 10:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:51 – 11:56
- 5☽︎ Moon11:56 – 13:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn13:02 – 14:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:07 – 15:12
- 8♂︎ Mars15:12 – 16:18
- 9☉︎ Sun16:18 – 17:23
- 10♀︎ Venus17:23 – 18:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:28 – 19:34
- 12☽︎ Moon19:34 – 20:39
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:39 – 21:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:33 – 22:28
- 3♂︎ Mars22:28 – 23:23
- 4☉︎ Sun23:23 – 00:17
- 5♀︎ Venus00:17 – 01:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:12 – 02:06
- 7☽︎ Moon02:06 – 03:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn03:01 – 03:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 04:50
- 10♂︎ Mars04:50 – 05:44
- 11☉︎ Sun05:44 – 06:39
- 12♀︎ Venus06:39 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Tuesday, 6 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 20:39: the day lasts 13h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 10h 54m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:35 to 08:40: 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.