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, 3 January 2029: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:47
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 08:46
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:47 – 09:30
- 2☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 10:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 11:41
- 5♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:25
- 6☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:09
- 7♀︎ Venus13:09 – 13:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 14:36
- 9☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 16:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 16:47
- 12♂︎ Mars16:47 – 17:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:31 – 18:47
- 2♀︎ Venus18:47 – 20:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:04 – 21:20
- 4☽︎ Moon21:20 – 22:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 01:09
- 7♂︎ Mars01:09 – 02:25
- 8☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:41
- 9♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 06:14
- 11☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:30 – 08:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Wednesday, 3 January 2029, the Sun rises at 08:47 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 8h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:46, lasts 15h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:47 to 09:30: 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.