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, 8 October 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:12
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 08:14
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:12 – 09:09
- 2♀︎ Venus09:09 – 10:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:05 – 11:02
- 4☽︎ Moon11:02 – 11:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:58 – 12:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:55 – 13:51
- 7♂︎ Mars13:51 – 14:48
- 8☉︎ Sun14:48 – 15:44
- 9♀︎ Venus15:44 – 16:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:41 – 17:37
- 11☽︎ Moon17:37 – 18:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:34 – 19:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:30 – 20:34
- 2♂︎ Mars20:34 – 21:37
- 3☉︎ Sun21:37 – 22:41
- 4♀︎ Venus22:41 – 23:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:45 – 00:48
- 6☽︎ Moon00:48 – 01:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:52 – 02:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 03:59
- 9♂︎ Mars03:59 – 05:03
- 10☉︎ Sun05:03 – 06:06
- 11♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:10 – 08:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Sunday, 8 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:12 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 11h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:14, lasts 12h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:12 to 09:09: 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.