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, 24 July 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 21:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:36 – 07:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:52 – 09:08
- 3♂︎ Mars09:08 – 10:23
- 4☉︎ Sun10:23 – 11:39
- 5♀︎ Venus11:39 – 12:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 14:10
- 7☽︎ Moon14:10 – 15:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:42 – 17:57
- 10♂︎ Mars17:57 – 19:13
- 11☉︎ Sun19:13 – 20:29
- 12♀︎ Venus20:29 – 21:44
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:29
- 2☽︎ Moon22:29 – 23:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 23:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:58 – 00:42
- 5♂︎ Mars00:42 – 01:26
- 6☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:11
- 7♀︎ Venus02:11 – 02:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:55 – 03:40
- 9☽︎ Moon03:40 – 04:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:24 – 05:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:09 – 05:53
- 12♂︎ Mars05:53 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Saturday, 24 July 2027, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 21:44: the day lasts 15h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 8h 53m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:36 to 07:52: 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.