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, 18 October 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:26
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 08:27
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:26 – 09:20
- 2☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:13 – 11:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 12:01
- 5♂︎ Mars12:01 – 12:55
- 6☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:49
- 7♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:36
- 9☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:24 – 18:18
- 12♂︎ Mars18:18 – 19:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:18
- 2♀︎ Venus20:18 – 21:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:31
- 4☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:43 – 01:49
- 7♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:56
- 8☉︎ Sun02:56 – 04:02
- 9♀︎ Venus04:02 – 05:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:15
- 11☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Wednesday, 18 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:26 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 10h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:27, lasts 13h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:26 to 09:20: 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.