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, 4 August 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 21:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:50 – 08:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:03 – 09:17
- 3☽︎ Moon09:17 – 10:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:57
- 6♂︎ Mars12:57 – 14:10
- 7☉︎ Sun14:10 – 15:23
- 8♀︎ Venus15:23 – 16:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:36 – 17:50
- 10☽︎ Moon17:50 – 19:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 20:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:16 – 21:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:29 – 22:16
- 2☉︎ Sun22:16 – 23:03
- 3♀︎ Venus23:03 – 23:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:50 – 00:37
- 5☽︎ Moon00:37 – 01:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:24 – 02:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:10 – 02:57
- 8♂︎ Mars02:57 – 03:44
- 9☉︎ Sun03:44 – 04:31
- 10♀︎ Venus04:31 – 05:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:18 – 06:05
- 12☽︎ Moon06:05 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 4 August 2028, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 21:29: the day lasts 14h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 9h 22m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:50 to 08:03: 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.