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 Wednesday, 20 October 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Next sunrise
- 08:29
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:21
- 2☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 12:02
- 5♂︎ Mars12:02 – 12:55
- 6☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:49
- 7♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:42 – 15:36
- 9☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:29 – 17:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:23 – 18:16
- 12♂︎ Mars18:16 – 19:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:10 – 20:16
- 2♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:29
- 4☽︎ Moon22:29 – 23:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:43 – 01:49
- 7♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:56
- 8☉︎ Sun02:56 – 04:02
- 9♀︎ Venus04:02 – 05:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:09 – 06:16
- 11☽︎ Moon06:16 – 07:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:22 – 08:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Wednesday, 20 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 19:10: the day lasts 10h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:29, lasts 13h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:27 to 09:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.