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, 8 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 21:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:41 – 07:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:54 – 09:08
- 3♂︎ Mars09:08 – 10:21
- 4☉︎ Sun10:21 – 11:34
- 5♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:48 – 14:01
- 7☽︎ Moon14:01 – 15:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:14 – 16:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:28 – 17:41
- 10♂︎ Mars17:41 – 18:54
- 11☉︎ Sun18:54 – 20:08
- 12♀︎ Venus20:08 – 21:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:08
- 2☽︎ Moon22:08 – 22:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 23:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:27
- 5♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:14
- 6☉︎ Sun01:14 – 02:00
- 7♀︎ Venus02:00 – 02:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:47 – 03:33
- 9☽︎ Moon03:33 – 04:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:20 – 05:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:07 – 05:53
- 12♂︎ Mars05:53 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Saturday, 8 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 21:21: the day lasts 14h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 9h 18m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:41 to 07:54: 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.