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 Wednesday, 28 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 21:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 08:07
- 2☽︎ Moon08:07 – 09:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:29 – 11:40
- 5♂︎ Mars11:40 – 12:51
- 6☉︎ Sun12:51 – 14:02
- 7♀︎ Venus14:02 – 15:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:24
- 9☽︎ Moon16:24 – 17:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:35 – 18:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:46 – 19:57
- 12♂︎ Mars19:57 – 21:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:08 – 21:57
- 2♀︎ Venus21:57 – 22:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:35
- 4☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:24 – 01:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:12 – 02:01
- 7♂︎ Mars02:01 – 02:50
- 8☉︎ Sun02:50 – 03:39
- 9♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:17
- 11☽︎ Moon05:17 – 06:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:06 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Wednesday, 28 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 21:08: the day lasts 14h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 9h 46m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:56 to 08:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.