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, 26 January 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:34
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:34 – 09:21
- 2☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 10:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 11:43
- 5♂︎ Mars11:43 – 12:30
- 6☉︎ Sun12:30 – 13:17
- 7♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 14:51
- 9☽︎ Moon14:51 – 15:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:38 – 16:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:12
- 12♂︎ Mars17:12 – 17:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:59 – 19:12
- 2♀︎ Venus19:12 – 20:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:25 – 21:38
- 4☽︎ Moon21:38 – 22:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 00:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:03 – 01:16
- 7♂︎ Mars01:16 – 02:29
- 8☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:42
- 9♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 06:07
- 11☽︎ Moon06:07 – 07:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:20 – 08:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Wednesday, 26 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:34 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 9h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 14h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:34 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.