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 Sunday, 1 March 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:43 – 08:39
- 2♀︎ Venus08:39 – 09:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:34 – 10:30
- 4☽︎ Moon10:30 – 11:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:21 – 13:17
- 7♂︎ Mars13:17 – 14:12
- 8☉︎ Sun14:12 – 15:08
- 9♀︎ Venus15:08 – 16:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 16:59
- 11☽︎ Moon16:59 – 17:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 18:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:50 – 19:55
- 2♂︎ Mars19:55 – 20:59
- 3☉︎ Sun20:59 – 22:03
- 4♀︎ Venus22:03 – 23:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:07 – 00:12
- 6☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:16
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:16 – 02:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:20 – 03:24
- 9♂︎ Mars03:24 – 04:29
- 10☉︎ Sun04:29 – 05:33
- 11♀︎ Venus05:33 – 06:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:37 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Sunday, 1 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:43 to 08:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.