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, 28 September 2029: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:59 – 08:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:58 – 09:57
- 3☽︎ Moon09:57 – 10:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:57 – 11:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 12:55
- 6♂︎ Mars12:55 – 13:54
- 7☉︎ Sun13:54 – 14:53
- 8♀︎ Venus14:53 – 15:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:53 – 16:52
- 10☽︎ Moon16:52 – 17:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:51 – 18:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:50 – 19:50
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:50 – 20:51
- 2☉︎ Sun20:51 – 21:51
- 3♀︎ Venus21:51 – 22:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:52 – 23:53
- 5☽︎ Moon23:53 – 00:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 01:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:55 – 02:56
- 8♂︎ Mars02:56 – 03:57
- 9☉︎ Sun03:57 – 04:58
- 10♀︎ Venus04:58 – 05:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 06:59
- 12☽︎ Moon06:59 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 28 September 2029, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 11h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 12h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:59 to 08:58: 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.