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, 5 April 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 20:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:34
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:36 – 08:41
- 2☽︎ Moon08:41 – 09:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:46 – 10:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:51 – 11:57
- 5♂︎ Mars11:57 – 13:02
- 6☉︎ Sun13:02 – 14:07
- 7♀︎ Venus14:07 – 15:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 16:18
- 9☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:23 – 18:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:28 – 19:33
- 12♂︎ Mars19:33 – 20:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:33
- 2♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:22
- 4☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:12 – 02:06
- 7♂︎ Mars02:06 – 03:01
- 8☉︎ Sun03:01 – 03:55
- 9♀︎ Venus03:55 – 04:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 05:44
- 11☽︎ Moon05:44 – 06:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:39 – 07:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Wednesday, 5 April 2028, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 20:39: the day lasts 13h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:34, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:36 to 08:41: 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.