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 Sunday, 19 September 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 20:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:47 – 08:49
- 2♀︎ Venus08:49 – 09:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 10:52
- 4☽︎ Moon10:52 – 11:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:54 – 12:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:56 – 13:58
- 7♂︎ Mars13:58 – 14:59
- 8☉︎ Sun14:59 – 16:01
- 9♀︎ Venus16:01 – 17:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:03 – 18:05
- 11☽︎ Moon18:05 – 19:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:07 – 20:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:08 – 21:07
- 2♂︎ Mars21:07 – 22:05
- 3☉︎ Sun22:05 – 23:03
- 4♀︎ Venus23:03 – 00:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:02 – 01:00
- 6☽︎ Moon01:00 – 01:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:58 – 02:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:56 – 03:55
- 9♂︎ Mars03:55 – 04:53
- 10☉︎ Sun04:53 – 05:51
- 11♀︎ Venus05:51 – 06:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:50 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Sunday, 19 September 2027, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 20:08: the day lasts 12h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:47 to 08:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.