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, 17 May 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 21:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:30 – 07:45
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:45 – 09:00
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 10:15
- 4♂︎ Mars10:15 – 11:30
- 5☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:46
- 6♀︎ Venus12:46 – 14:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 15:16
- 8☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:31
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:31 – 17:47
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:47 – 19:02
- 11♂︎ Mars19:02 – 20:17
- 12☉︎ Sun20:17 – 21:32
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:32 – 22:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:02
- 3☽︎ Moon23:02 – 23:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:16
- 6♂︎ Mars01:16 – 02:00
- 7☉︎ Sun02:00 – 02:45
- 8♀︎ Venus02:45 – 03:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:14
- 10☽︎ Moon04:14 – 04:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 05:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:44 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Monday, 17 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 21:32: the day lasts 15h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 8h 56m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:30 to 07:45: 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.