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, 26 October 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:36 – 09:28
- 2☉︎ Sun09:28 – 10:20
- 3♀︎ Venus10:20 – 11:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:12 – 12:04
- 5☽︎ Moon12:04 – 12:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:56 – 13:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:48 – 14:40
- 8♂︎ Mars14:40 – 15:32
- 9☉︎ Sun15:32 – 16:24
- 10♀︎ Venus16:24 – 17:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:16 – 18:08
- 12☽︎ Moon18:08 – 19:00
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:00 – 20:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:08 – 21:16
- 3♂︎ Mars21:16 – 22:24
- 4☉︎ Sun22:24 – 23:32
- 5♀︎ Venus23:32 – 00:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:48
- 7☽︎ Moon01:48 – 02:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:57 – 04:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:05 – 05:13
- 10♂︎ Mars05:13 – 06:21
- 11☉︎ Sun06:21 – 07:29
- 12♀︎ Venus07:29 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Tuesday, 26 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 10h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:36 to 09:28: 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.