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 Friday, 7 April 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:32 – 08:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:43
- 3☽︎ Moon09:43 – 10:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 11:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 13:01
- 6♂︎ Mars13:01 – 14:07
- 7☉︎ Sun14:07 – 15:12
- 8♀︎ Venus15:12 – 16:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:18 – 17:24
- 10☽︎ Moon17:24 – 18:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:30 – 19:36
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:36 – 20:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:41 – 21:35
- 2☉︎ Sun21:35 – 22:29
- 3♀︎ Venus22:29 – 23:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 00:17
- 5☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:12 – 02:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 03:00
- 8♂︎ Mars03:00 – 03:54
- 9☉︎ Sun03:54 – 04:48
- 10♀︎ Venus04:48 – 05:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:42 – 06:36
- 12☽︎ Moon06:36 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 7 April 2028, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:32 to 08:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.