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 Tuesday, 2 May 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 21:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:49 – 08:01
- 2☉︎ Sun08:01 – 09:13
- 3♀︎ Venus09:13 – 10:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:25 – 11:37
- 5☽︎ Moon11:37 – 12:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:49 – 14:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:01 – 15:14
- 8♂︎ Mars15:14 – 16:26
- 9☉︎ Sun16:26 – 17:38
- 10♀︎ Venus17:38 – 18:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:50 – 20:02
- 12☽︎ Moon20:02 – 21:14
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:14 – 22:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 22:50
- 3♂︎ Mars22:50 – 23:38
- 4☉︎ Sun23:38 – 00:25
- 5♀︎ Venus00:25 – 01:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:13 – 02:01
- 7☽︎ Moon02:01 – 02:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:48 – 03:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:36 – 04:24
- 10♂︎ Mars04:24 – 05:12
- 11☉︎ Sun05:12 – 05:59
- 12♀︎ Venus05:59 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Tuesday, 2 May 2028, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 21:14: the day lasts 14h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 9h 33m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:49 to 08:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.