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, 21 February 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:57
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:57 – 08:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:51 – 09:44
- 3♂︎ Mars09:44 – 10:38
- 4☉︎ Sun10:38 – 11:31
- 5♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:25 – 13:18
- 7☽︎ Moon13:18 – 14:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 15:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 15:58
- 10♂︎ Mars15:58 – 16:52
- 11☉︎ Sun16:52 – 17:45
- 12♀︎ Venus17:45 – 18:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:39 – 19:45
- 2☽︎ Moon19:45 – 20:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:52 – 21:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:58 – 23:04
- 5♂︎ Mars23:04 – 00:11
- 6☉︎ Sun00:11 – 01:17
- 7♀︎ Venus01:17 – 02:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:30
- 9☽︎ Moon03:30 – 04:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:36 – 05:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:43 – 06:49
- 12♂︎ Mars06:49 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Saturday, 21 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:57 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 10h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 13h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:57 to 08:51: 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.