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, 24 December 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:45
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 08:45
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:45 – 09:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:28 – 10:11
- 3☽︎ Moon10:11 – 10:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:54 – 11:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:20
- 6♂︎ Mars12:20 – 13:04
- 7☉︎ Sun13:04 – 13:47
- 8♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:13
- 10☽︎ Moon15:13 – 15:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 16:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:39 – 17:22
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:22 – 18:39
- 2☉︎ Sun18:39 – 19:56
- 3♀︎ Venus19:56 – 21:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 22:30
- 5☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:47 – 01:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 02:21
- 8♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:38
- 9☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:54
- 10♀︎ Venus04:54 – 06:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:28
- 12☽︎ Moon07:28 – 08:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 24 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:45 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 8h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:45, lasts 15h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:45 to 09:28: 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.