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 Sunday, 25 March 2029: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:57
- Sunset
- 20:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:55
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:57 – 08:59
- 2♀︎ Venus08:59 – 10:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:02 – 11:04
- 4☽︎ Moon11:04 – 12:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:06 – 13:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:08 – 14:10
- 7♂︎ Mars14:10 – 15:13
- 8☉︎ Sun15:13 – 16:15
- 9♀︎ Venus16:15 – 17:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:17 – 18:19
- 11☽︎ Moon18:19 – 19:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:21 – 20:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:24 – 21:21
- 2♂︎ Mars21:21 – 22:19
- 3☉︎ Sun22:19 – 23:17
- 4♀︎ Venus23:17 – 00:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:14 – 01:12
- 6☽︎ Moon01:12 – 02:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:09 – 03:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:07 – 04:05
- 9♂︎ Mars04:05 – 05:02
- 10☉︎ Sun05:02 – 06:00
- 11♀︎ Venus06:00 – 06:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 07:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Sunday, 25 March 2029, the Sun rises at 07:57 and sets at 20:24: the day lasts 12h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:55, lasts 11h 32m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:57 to 08:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.