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, 6 October 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:10 – 09:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 10:04
- 3☽︎ Moon10:04 – 11:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:01 – 11:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 12:55
- 6♂︎ Mars12:55 – 13:52
- 7☉︎ Sun13:52 – 14:49
- 8♀︎ Venus14:49 – 15:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:46 – 16:43
- 10☽︎ Moon16:43 – 17:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:40 – 18:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:37 – 19:34
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:34 – 20:37
- 2☉︎ Sun20:37 – 21:40
- 3♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:43 – 23:46
- 5☽︎ Moon23:46 – 00:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:49 – 01:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 02:55
- 8♂︎ Mars02:55 – 03:59
- 9☉︎ Sun03:59 – 05:02
- 10♀︎ Venus05:02 – 06:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:08
- 12☽︎ Moon07:08 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 6 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 12h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:10 to 09:07: 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.