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 Friday, 13 August 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 21:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:00 – 08:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:12 – 09:23
- 3☽︎ Moon09:23 – 10:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:46 – 12:57
- 6♂︎ Mars12:57 – 14:09
- 7☉︎ Sun14:09 – 15:20
- 8♀︎ Venus15:20 – 16:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:31 – 17:43
- 10☽︎ Moon17:43 – 18:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:54 – 20:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:05 – 21:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:17 – 22:06
- 2☉︎ Sun22:06 – 22:54
- 3♀︎ Venus22:54 – 23:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:43 – 00:32
- 5☽︎ Moon00:32 – 01:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 02:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:09 – 02:58
- 8♂︎ Mars02:58 – 03:47
- 9☉︎ Sun03:47 – 04:35
- 10♀︎ Venus04:35 – 05:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:13
- 12☽︎ Moon06:13 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 13 August 2027, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 21:17: the day lasts 14h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 9h 45m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:00 to 08:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.