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, 26 March 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:55 – 08:57
- 2♀︎ Venus08:57 – 10:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:00 – 11:02
- 4☽︎ Moon11:02 – 12:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:05 – 13:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:07 – 14:10
- 7♂︎ Mars14:10 – 15:13
- 8☉︎ Sun15:13 – 16:15
- 9♀︎ Venus16:15 – 17:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:18 – 18:20
- 11☽︎ Moon18:20 – 19:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:23 – 20:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:25 – 21:23
- 2♂︎ Mars21:23 – 22:20
- 3☉︎ Sun22:20 – 23:17
- 4♀︎ Venus23:17 – 00:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:14 – 01:12
- 6☽︎ Moon01:12 – 02:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:09 – 03:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:06 – 04:04
- 9♂︎ Mars04:04 – 05:01
- 10☉︎ Sun05:01 – 05:58
- 11♀︎ Venus05:58 – 06:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Sunday, 26 March 2028, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 20:25: the day lasts 12h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 11h 28m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:55 to 08:57: 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.