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, 20 October 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:29
- Sunset
- 19:08
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:29 – 09:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:15
- 3☽︎ Moon10:15 – 11:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:08 – 12:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:02 – 12:55
- 6♂︎ Mars12:55 – 13:48
- 7☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:42
- 8♀︎ Venus14:42 – 15:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:35 – 16:28
- 10☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:08
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:15
- 2☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:22
- 3♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:36
- 5☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:56
- 8♂︎ Mars02:56 – 04:03
- 9☉︎ Sun04:03 – 05:10
- 10♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:16 – 07:23
- 12☽︎ Moon07:23 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 20 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:29 and sets at 19:08: the day lasts 10h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 13h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:29 to 09:22: 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.