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, 12 October 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:17 – 09:12
- 2☉︎ Sun09:12 – 10:08
- 3♀︎ Venus10:08 – 11:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:03 – 11:59
- 5☽︎ Moon11:59 – 12:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:55 – 13:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:50 – 14:46
- 8♂︎ Mars14:46 – 15:41
- 9☉︎ Sun15:41 – 16:37
- 10♀︎ Venus16:37 – 17:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:33 – 18:28
- 12☽︎ Moon18:28 – 19:24
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:24 – 20:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:28 – 21:33
- 3♂︎ Mars21:33 – 22:37
- 4☉︎ Sun22:37 – 23:42
- 5♀︎ Venus23:42 – 00:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:46 – 01:51
- 7☽︎ Moon01:51 – 02:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:55 – 04:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:00 – 05:04
- 10♂︎ Mars05:04 – 06:09
- 11☉︎ Sun06:09 – 07:13
- 12♀︎ Venus07:13 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Tuesday, 12 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:17 to 09:12: 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.