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, 17 August 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 21:10
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:05 – 08:16
- 2☉︎ Sun08:16 – 09:26
- 3♀︎ Venus09:26 – 10:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:37 – 11:47
- 5☽︎ Moon11:47 – 12:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:57 – 14:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:08 – 15:18
- 8♂︎ Mars15:18 – 16:29
- 9☉︎ Sun16:29 – 17:39
- 10♀︎ Venus17:39 – 18:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:49 – 20:00
- 12☽︎ Moon20:00 – 21:10
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:10 – 22:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:00 – 22:50
- 3♂︎ Mars22:50 – 23:39
- 4☉︎ Sun23:39 – 00:29
- 5♀︎ Venus00:29 – 01:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:19 – 02:08
- 7☽︎ Moon02:08 – 02:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:58 – 03:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:48 – 04:38
- 10♂︎ Mars04:38 – 05:27
- 11☉︎ Sun05:27 – 06:17
- 12♀︎ Venus06:17 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Tuesday, 17 August 2027, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 21:10: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:05 to 08:16: 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.