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, 26 January 2029: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:33
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:32
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:33 – 09:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:08
- 3☽︎ Moon10:08 – 10:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:55 – 11:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:30
- 6♂︎ Mars12:30 – 13:17
- 7☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:04
- 8♀︎ Venus14:04 – 14:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 15:39
- 10☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:00 – 19:13
- 2☉︎ Sun19:13 – 20:26
- 3♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:51
- 5☽︎ Moon22:51 – 00:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:04 – 01:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 02:29
- 8♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:42
- 9☉︎ Sun03:42 – 04:54
- 10♀︎ Venus04:54 – 06:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:20
- 12☽︎ Moon07:20 – 08:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 26 January 2029, the Sun rises at 08:33 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 9h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:32, lasts 14h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:33 to 09:21: 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.