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, 29 May 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 21:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:18 – 07:35
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:35 – 08:53
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:53 – 10:10
- 4♂︎ Mars10:10 – 11:27
- 5☉︎ Sun11:27 – 12:45
- 6♀︎ Venus12:45 – 14:02
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:02 – 15:19
- 8☽︎ Moon15:19 – 16:37
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:54
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 19:11
- 11♂︎ Mars19:11 – 20:28
- 12☉︎ Sun20:28 – 21:46
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:46 – 22:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:11
- 3☽︎ Moon23:11 – 23:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 00:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:19
- 6♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:02
- 7☉︎ Sun02:02 – 02:44
- 8♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:09
- 10☽︎ Moon04:09 – 04:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 05:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:35 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Monday, 29 May 2028, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 21:46: the day lasts 15h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 8h 32m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:18 to 07:35: 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.