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 Saturday, 9 October 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:13
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 08:14
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:09 – 10:05
- 3♂︎ Mars10:05 – 11:02
- 4☉︎ Sun11:02 – 11:58
- 5♀︎ Venus11:58 – 12:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 13:51
- 7☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:47 – 15:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:44 – 16:40
- 10♂︎ Mars16:40 – 17:37
- 11☉︎ Sun17:37 – 18:33
- 12♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:30
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:30 – 20:33
- 2☽︎ Moon20:33 – 21:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:37 – 22:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:41 – 23:44
- 5♂︎ Mars23:44 – 00:48
- 6☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:52
- 7♀︎ Venus01:52 – 02:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:55 – 03:59
- 9☽︎ Moon03:59 – 05:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:03 – 06:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:06 – 07:10
- 12♂︎ Mars07:10 – 08:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Saturday, 9 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:13 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 11h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:14, lasts 12h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:13 to 09:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.