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, 21 July 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 21:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:33 – 07:49
- 2☽︎ Moon07:49 – 09:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 10:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 11:38
- 5♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:54
- 6☉︎ Sun12:54 – 14:10
- 7♀︎ Venus14:10 – 15:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:26 – 16:43
- 9☽︎ Moon16:43 – 17:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:59 – 19:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:15 – 20:31
- 12♂︎ Mars20:31 – 21:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:47 – 22:31
- 2♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:15 – 23:59
- 4☽︎ Moon23:59 – 00:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:11
- 7♂︎ Mars02:11 – 02:55
- 8☉︎ Sun02:55 – 03:39
- 9♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:06
- 11☽︎ Moon05:06 – 05:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:50 – 06:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Wednesday, 21 July 2027, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 21:47: the day lasts 15h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 8h 47m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:33 to 07:49: 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.