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 Wednesday, 11 October 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:12
- 2☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 11:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:03 – 11:59
- 5♂︎ Mars11:59 – 12:55
- 6☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:50
- 7♀︎ Venus13:50 – 14:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:42
- 9☽︎ Moon15:42 – 16:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:29
- 12♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:24
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:29
- 2♀︎ Venus20:29 – 21:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:38
- 4☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:51
- 7♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:55
- 8☉︎ Sun02:55 – 04:00
- 9♀︎ Venus04:00 – 05:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 06:09
- 11☽︎ Moon06:09 – 07:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:13 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Wednesday, 11 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 11h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 12h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:16 to 09:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.