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, 27 February 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:47 – 08:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:42 – 09:37
- 3☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:22
- 6♂︎ Mars12:22 – 13:17
- 7☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:12
- 8♀︎ Venus14:12 – 15:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 16:02
- 10☽︎ Moon16:02 – 16:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 17:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:52 – 18:47
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:47 – 19:52
- 2☉︎ Sun19:52 – 20:57
- 3♀︎ Venus20:57 – 22:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:02 – 23:07
- 5☽︎ Moon23:07 – 00:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 01:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 02:21
- 8♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:26
- 9☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:31
- 10♀︎ Venus04:31 – 05:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:36 – 06:40
- 12☽︎ Moon06:40 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 27 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 11h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 12h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:47 to 08:42: 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.