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 Saturday, 29 September 2029: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 19:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 08:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:59 – 09:58
- 3♂︎ Mars09:58 – 10:57
- 4☉︎ Sun10:57 – 11:56
- 5♀︎ Venus11:56 – 12:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 13:54
- 7☽︎ Moon13:54 – 14:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:53 – 15:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 16:51
- 10♂︎ Mars16:51 – 17:50
- 11☉︎ Sun17:50 – 18:49
- 12♀︎ Venus18:49 – 19:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:48 – 20:49
- 2☽︎ Moon20:49 – 21:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:50 – 22:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:51 – 23:52
- 5♂︎ Mars23:52 – 00:53
- 6☉︎ Sun00:53 – 01:55
- 7♀︎ Venus01:55 – 02:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 03:57
- 9☽︎ Moon03:57 – 04:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 05:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:59 – 07:00
- 12♂︎ Mars07:00 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Saturday, 29 September 2029, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 19:48: the day lasts 11h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 12h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:00 to 08:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.