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 Tuesday, 3 August 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 21:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:48 – 08:02
- 2☉︎ Sun08:02 – 09:15
- 3♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:29 – 11:43
- 5☽︎ Moon11:43 – 12:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:56 – 14:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:10 – 15:24
- 8♂︎ Mars15:24 – 16:37
- 9☉︎ Sun16:37 – 17:51
- 10♀︎ Venus17:51 – 19:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury19:05 – 20:18
- 12☽︎ Moon20:18 – 21:32
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:32 – 22:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:18 – 23:05
- 3♂︎ Mars23:05 – 23:51
- 4☉︎ Sun23:51 – 00:38
- 5♀︎ Venus00:38 – 01:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:24 – 02:11
- 7☽︎ Moon02:11 – 02:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:57 – 03:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:43 – 04:30
- 10♂︎ Mars04:30 – 05:16
- 11☉︎ Sun05:16 – 06:03
- 12♀︎ Venus06:03 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Tuesday, 3 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 21:32: the day lasts 14h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 9h 17m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:48 to 08:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.