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, 19 April 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:11 – 08:20
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:20 – 09:29
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:37
- 4♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:46
- 5☉︎ Sun11:46 – 12:55
- 6♀︎ Venus12:55 – 14:04
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 15:12
- 8☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:21
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:21 – 17:30
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:30 – 18:39
- 11♂︎ Mars18:39 – 19:48
- 12☉︎ Sun19:48 – 20:56
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:56 – 21:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:47 – 22:38
- 3☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:30 – 00:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:21 – 01:12
- 6♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:03
- 7☉︎ Sun02:03 – 02:54
- 8♀︎ Venus02:54 – 03:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:45 – 04:36
- 10☽︎ Moon04:36 – 05:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:27 – 06:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:18 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Monday, 19 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 13h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:11 to 08:20: 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.