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, 14 April 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 20:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:19 – 08:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:26 – 09:34
- 3☽︎ Moon09:34 – 10:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 12:57
- 6♂︎ Mars12:57 – 14:05
- 7☉︎ Sun14:05 – 15:12
- 8♀︎ Venus15:12 – 16:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:28
- 10☽︎ Moon17:28 – 18:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:35 – 19:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:43 – 20:51
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:51 – 21:43
- 2☉︎ Sun21:43 – 22:35
- 3♀︎ Venus22:35 – 23:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:19
- 5☽︎ Moon00:19 – 01:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:12 – 02:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:04 – 02:56
- 8♂︎ Mars02:56 – 03:48
- 9☉︎ Sun03:48 – 04:40
- 10♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:33 – 06:25
- 12☽︎ Moon06:25 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 14 April 2028, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 20:51: the day lasts 13h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 10h 26m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:19 to 08:26: 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.