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, 6 February 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:20 – 09:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 10:00
- 3☽︎ Moon10:00 – 10:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 11:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:29
- 6♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:18
- 7☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:08
- 8♀︎ Venus14:08 – 14:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:58 – 15:47
- 10☽︎ Moon15:47 – 16:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:27 – 18:16
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:16 – 19:27
- 2☉︎ Sun19:27 – 20:37
- 3♀︎ Venus20:37 – 21:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:47 – 22:57
- 5☽︎ Moon22:57 – 00:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 01:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:28
- 8♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:38
- 9☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:48
- 10♀︎ Venus04:48 – 05:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 07:09
- 12☽︎ Moon07:09 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 6 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 9h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 14h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:20 to 09:10: 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.