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 Thursday, 12 July 2029: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 21:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:25 – 07:42
- 2♂︎ Mars07:42 – 09:00
- 3☉︎ Sun09:00 – 10:17
- 4♀︎ Venus10:17 – 11:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:35 – 12:52
- 6☽︎ Moon12:52 – 14:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn14:10 – 15:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter15:27 – 16:44
- 9♂︎ Mars16:44 – 18:02
- 10☉︎ Sun18:02 – 19:19
- 11♀︎ Venus19:19 – 20:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury20:37 – 21:54
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:54 – 22:37
- 2♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter23:19 – 00:02
- 4♂︎ Mars00:02 – 00:45
- 5☉︎ Sun00:45 – 01:27
- 6♀︎ Venus01:27 – 02:10
- 7☿︎ Mercury02:10 – 02:53
- 8☽︎ Moon02:53 – 03:35
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:35 – 04:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:18 – 05:01
- 11♂︎ Mars05:01 – 05:43
- 12☉︎ Sun05:43 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Thursday, 12 July 2029, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 21:54: the day lasts 15h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 8h 32m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:25 to 07:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.