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 Wednesday, 4 March 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:38 – 08:34
- 2☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:23
- 5♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:20
- 6☉︎ Sun12:20 – 13:16
- 7♀︎ Venus13:16 – 14:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:09
- 9☽︎ Moon15:09 – 16:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 17:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 17:58
- 12♂︎ Mars17:58 – 18:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:54 – 19:58
- 2♀︎ Venus19:58 – 21:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 22:05
- 4☽︎ Moon22:05 – 23:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:08 – 00:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 01:15
- 7♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:19
- 8☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:22
- 9♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:29
- 11☽︎ Moon05:29 – 06:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:33 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Wednesday, 4 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 11h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 12h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:38 to 08:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.