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, 7 February 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:19
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:09 – 09:59
- 3♂︎ Mars09:59 – 10:49
- 4☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:39
- 5♀︎ Venus11:39 – 12:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:29 – 13:19
- 7☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:08 – 14:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:58 – 15:48
- 10♂︎ Mars15:48 – 16:38
- 11☉︎ Sun16:38 – 17:28
- 12♀︎ Venus17:28 – 18:18
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:18 – 19:28
- 2☽︎ Moon19:28 – 20:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:38 – 21:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:48 – 22:58
- 5♂︎ Mars22:58 – 00:08
- 6☉︎ Sun00:08 – 01:18
- 7♀︎ Venus01:18 – 02:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:38
- 9☽︎ Moon03:38 – 04:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:48 – 05:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:58 – 07:08
- 12♂︎ Mars07:08 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Saturday, 7 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:19 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 9h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 14h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:19 to 09:09: 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.