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, 5 October 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:07
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 08:09
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:07 – 09:05
- 2☉︎ Sun09:05 – 10:02
- 3♀︎ Venus10:02 – 11:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:00 – 11:57
- 5☽︎ Moon11:57 – 12:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:55 – 13:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:52 – 14:50
- 8♂︎ Mars14:50 – 15:47
- 9☉︎ Sun15:47 – 16:45
- 10♀︎ Venus16:45 – 17:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:42 – 18:40
- 12☽︎ Moon18:40 – 19:37
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:37 – 20:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:40 – 21:42
- 3♂︎ Mars21:42 – 22:45
- 4☉︎ Sun22:45 – 23:48
- 5♀︎ Venus23:48 – 00:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:50 – 01:53
- 7☽︎ Moon01:53 – 02:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:55 – 03:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:58 – 05:01
- 10♂︎ Mars05:01 – 06:03
- 11☉︎ Sun06:03 – 07:06
- 12♀︎ Venus07:06 – 08:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Tuesday, 5 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:07 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 11h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:09, lasts 12h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:07 to 09:05: 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.