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, 1 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:47
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 08:47
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:47 – 09:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:30 – 10:14
- 3♂︎ Mars10:14 – 10:57
- 4☉︎ Sun10:57 – 11:41
- 5♀︎ Venus11:41 – 12:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:24 – 13:08
- 7☽︎ Moon13:08 – 13:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:51 – 14:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:34 – 15:18
- 10♂︎ Mars15:18 – 16:01
- 11☉︎ Sun16:01 – 16:45
- 12♀︎ Venus16:45 – 17:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:28 – 18:45
- 2☽︎ Moon18:45 – 20:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:01 – 21:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:18 – 22:34
- 5♂︎ Mars22:34 – 23:51
- 6☉︎ Sun23:51 – 01:08
- 7♀︎ Venus01:08 – 02:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:41
- 9☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:57 – 06:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:14 – 07:30
- 12♂︎ Mars07:30 – 08:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Saturday, 1 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:47 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 8h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:47, lasts 15h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:47 to 09:30: 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.