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, 30 October 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:42
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:43
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:42 – 09:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:24
- 3♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:15
- 4☉︎ Sun11:15 – 12:05
- 5♀︎ Venus12:05 – 12:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 13:47
- 7☽︎ Moon13:47 – 14:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:38 – 15:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:29 – 16:20
- 10♂︎ Mars16:20 – 17:11
- 11☉︎ Sun17:11 – 18:02
- 12♀︎ Venus18:02 – 18:53
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:53 – 20:02
- 2☽︎ Moon20:02 – 21:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:12 – 22:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:21 – 23:30
- 5♂︎ Mars23:30 – 00:39
- 6☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:48
- 7♀︎ Venus01:48 – 02:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 03:06
- 9☽︎ Moon03:06 – 04:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:16 – 05:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:25 – 06:34
- 12♂︎ Mars06:34 – 07:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Saturday, 30 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:42 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 10h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:43, lasts 13h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:42 to 09:33: 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.