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 Sunday, 25 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 21:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:01 – 08:11
- 2♀︎ Venus08:11 – 09:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:32
- 4☽︎ Moon10:32 – 11:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:42 – 12:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:52 – 14:03
- 7♂︎ Mars14:03 – 15:13
- 8☉︎ Sun15:13 – 16:23
- 9♀︎ Venus16:23 – 17:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:33 – 18:44
- 11☽︎ Moon18:44 – 19:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:54 – 21:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:04 – 21:54
- 2♂︎ Mars21:54 – 22:43
- 3☉︎ Sun22:43 – 23:33
- 4♀︎ Venus23:33 – 00:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:23 – 01:12
- 6☽︎ Moon01:12 – 02:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:02 – 02:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:51 – 03:41
- 9♂︎ Mars03:41 – 04:30
- 10☉︎ Sun04:30 – 05:20
- 11♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:10 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Sunday, 25 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 21:04: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:01 to 08:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.