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 Sunday, 30 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 08:29
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:30 – 09:18
- 2♀︎ Venus09:18 – 10:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:06 – 10:54
- 4☽︎ Moon10:54 – 11:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:42 – 12:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:30 – 13:18
- 7♂︎ Mars13:18 – 14:05
- 8☉︎ Sun14:05 – 14:53
- 9♀︎ Venus14:53 – 15:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:41 – 16:29
- 11☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:05
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:17
- 2♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:29
- 3☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:41
- 4♀︎ Venus21:41 – 22:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:53 – 00:05
- 6☽︎ Moon00:05 – 01:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:17 – 02:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:41
- 9♂︎ Mars03:41 – 04:53
- 10☉︎ Sun04:53 – 06:05
- 11♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Sunday, 30 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 9h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:29, lasts 14h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:30 to 09:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.