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 Sunday, 7 May 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 21:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:41 – 07:55
- 2♀︎ Venus07:55 – 09:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:08 – 10:21
- 4☽︎ Moon10:21 – 11:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:34 – 12:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:48 – 14:01
- 7♂︎ Mars14:01 – 15:14
- 8☉︎ Sun15:14 – 16:28
- 9♀︎ Venus16:28 – 17:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:41 – 18:54
- 11☽︎ Moon18:54 – 20:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:08 – 21:21
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:21 – 22:07
- 2♂︎ Mars22:07 – 22:54
- 3☉︎ Sun22:54 – 23:41
- 4♀︎ Venus23:41 – 00:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:27 – 01:14
- 6☽︎ Moon01:14 – 02:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:00 – 02:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:47 – 03:34
- 9♂︎ Mars03:34 – 04:20
- 10☉︎ Sun04:20 – 05:07
- 11♀︎ Venus05:07 – 05:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Sunday, 7 May 2028, the Sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 21:21: the day lasts 14h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 9h 19m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:41 to 07:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.