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, 28 February 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:43
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:45 – 08:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:36
- 3♂︎ Mars09:36 – 10:31
- 4☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:26
- 5♀︎ Venus11:26 – 12:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:22 – 13:17
- 7☽︎ Moon13:17 – 14:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:12 – 15:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:08 – 16:03
- 10♂︎ Mars16:03 – 16:58
- 11☉︎ Sun16:58 – 17:54
- 12♀︎ Venus17:54 – 18:49
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:49 – 19:53
- 2☽︎ Moon19:53 – 20:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:58 – 22:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 23:07
- 5♂︎ Mars23:07 – 00:12
- 6☉︎ Sun00:12 – 01:16
- 7♀︎ Venus01:16 – 02:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:21 – 03:25
- 9☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:34 – 06:39
- 12♂︎ Mars06:39 – 07:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Saturday, 28 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 11h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:43, lasts 12h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:45 to 08:40: 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.