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, 15 October 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:21
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 08:22
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:15 – 10:10
- 3☽︎ Moon10:10 – 11:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 12:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 12:55
- 6♂︎ Mars12:55 – 13:50
- 7☉︎ Sun13:50 – 14:44
- 8♀︎ Venus14:44 – 15:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:39 – 16:34
- 10☽︎ Moon16:34 – 17:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:29 – 18:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:24 – 19:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:24
- 2☉︎ Sun20:24 – 21:29
- 3♀︎ Venus21:29 – 22:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:40
- 5☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:45 – 01:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:50 – 02:56
- 8♂︎ Mars02:56 – 04:01
- 9☉︎ Sun04:01 – 05:06
- 10♀︎ Venus05:06 – 06:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:17
- 12☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 15 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 10h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:22, lasts 13h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:21 to 09:15: 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.