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, 9 June 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 21:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:31
- 2☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:50 – 10:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:27
- 5♂︎ Mars11:27 – 12:45
- 6☉︎ Sun12:45 – 14:03
- 7♀︎ Venus14:03 – 15:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:40
- 9☽︎ Moon16:40 – 17:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:59 – 19:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:17 – 20:36
- 12♂︎ Mars20:36 – 21:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:54 – 22:36
- 2♀︎ Venus22:36 – 23:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 23:59
- 4☽︎ Moon23:59 – 00:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:03
- 7♂︎ Mars02:03 – 02:45
- 8☉︎ Sun02:45 – 03:26
- 9♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 04:50
- 11☽︎ Moon04:50 – 05:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:31 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Wednesday, 9 June 2027, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 21:54: the day lasts 15h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 8h 19m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:13 to 07:31: 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.