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 Monday, 24 April 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 21:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:01 – 08:12
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:12 – 09:22
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:32
- 4♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:42
- 5☉︎ Sun11:42 – 12:52
- 6♀︎ Venus12:52 – 14:03
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 15:13
- 8☽︎ Moon15:13 – 16:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:33
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:43
- 11♂︎ Mars18:43 – 19:54
- 12☉︎ Sun19:54 – 21:04
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:04 – 21:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:43
- 3☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:12
- 6♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:02
- 7☉︎ Sun02:02 – 02:51
- 8♀︎ Venus02:51 – 03:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:41 – 04:31
- 10☽︎ Moon04:31 – 05:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:10 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Monday, 24 April 2028, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 21:04: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:01 to 08:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.