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, 24 September 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:53
- Sunset
- 19:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:53 – 08:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 09:54
- 3☽︎ Moon09:54 – 10:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:54 – 11:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 12:55
- 6♂︎ Mars12:55 – 13:56
- 7☉︎ Sun13:56 – 14:56
- 8♀︎ Venus14:56 – 15:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 16:57
- 10☽︎ Moon16:57 – 17:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:58 – 18:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:58 – 19:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:58 – 20:58
- 2☉︎ Sun20:58 – 21:58
- 3♀︎ Venus21:58 – 22:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:57 – 23:57
- 5☽︎ Moon23:57 – 00:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:57 – 01:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:56 – 02:56
- 8♂︎ Mars02:56 – 03:56
- 9☉︎ Sun03:56 – 04:55
- 10♀︎ Venus04:55 – 05:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:55 – 06:55
- 12☽︎ Moon06:55 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 24 September 2027, the Sun rises at 07:53 and sets at 19:58: the day lasts 12h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 11h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:53 to 08:54: 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.