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 Saturday, 8 April 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 20:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:30 – 08:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:36 – 09:42
- 3♂︎ Mars09:42 – 10:48
- 4☉︎ Sun10:48 – 11:54
- 5♀︎ Venus11:54 – 13:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 14:06
- 7☽︎ Moon14:06 – 15:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 16:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:18 – 17:24
- 10♂︎ Mars17:24 – 18:31
- 11☉︎ Sun18:31 – 19:37
- 12♀︎ Venus19:37 – 20:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:43 – 21:36
- 2☽︎ Moon21:36 – 22:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:30 – 23:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:24 – 00:18
- 5♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:12
- 6☉︎ Sun01:12 – 02:05
- 7♀︎ Venus02:05 – 02:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 03:53
- 9☽︎ Moon03:53 – 04:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 05:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:40 – 06:34
- 12♂︎ Mars06:34 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Saturday, 8 April 2028, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 20:43: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 10h 45m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:30 to 08:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.