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, 23 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:37
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 08:36
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:37 – 09:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:10
- 3☽︎ Moon10:10 – 10:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 11:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:30
- 6♂︎ Mars12:30 – 13:16
- 7☉︎ Sun13:16 – 14:03
- 8♀︎ Venus14:03 – 14:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 15:36
- 10☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:23
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 17:56
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:56 – 19:09
- 2☉︎ Sun19:09 – 20:22
- 3♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:49
- 5☽︎ Moon22:49 – 00:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:02 – 01:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 02:29
- 8♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:42
- 9☉︎ Sun03:42 – 04:56
- 10♀︎ Venus04:56 – 06:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:22
- 12☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 23 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:37 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 9h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:36, lasts 14h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:37 to 09:23: 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.