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 Monday, 26 January 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:34
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:21
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:08
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 10:55
- 4♂︎ Mars10:55 – 11:42
- 5☉︎ Sun11:42 – 12:30
- 6♀︎ Venus12:30 – 13:17
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 14:04
- 8☽︎ Moon14:04 – 14:51
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:51 – 15:38
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:38 – 16:26
- 11♂︎ Mars16:26 – 17:13
- 12☉︎ Sun17:13 – 18:00
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:00 – 19:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:13 – 20:26
- 3☽︎ Moon20:26 – 21:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:38 – 22:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:51 – 00:04
- 6♂︎ Mars00:04 – 01:16
- 7☉︎ Sun01:16 – 02:29
- 8♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:42
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:54
- 10☽︎ Moon04:54 – 06:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:07 – 07:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:20 – 08:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Monday, 26 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:34 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 9h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 14h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:34 to 09:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.