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 Saturday, 24 April 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 21:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:03 – 08:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:13 – 09:23
- 3♂︎ Mars09:23 – 10:33
- 4☉︎ Sun10:33 – 11:43
- 5♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:53 – 14:03
- 7☽︎ Moon14:03 – 15:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 16:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:23 – 17:33
- 10♂︎ Mars17:33 – 18:43
- 11☉︎ Sun18:43 – 19:53
- 12♀︎ Venus19:53 – 21:03
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 21:53
- 2☽︎ Moon21:53 – 22:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:43 – 23:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:22
- 5♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:12
- 6☉︎ Sun01:12 – 02:02
- 7♀︎ Venus02:02 – 02:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:52 – 03:42
- 9☽︎ Moon03:42 – 04:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:31 – 05:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:21 – 06:11
- 12♂︎ Mars06:11 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Saturday, 24 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 21:03: the day lasts 14h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:03 to 08:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.