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, 3 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 20:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:40 – 08:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 09:49
- 3☽︎ Moon09:49 – 10:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:54 – 11:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:59 – 13:03
- 6♂︎ Mars13:03 – 14:08
- 7☉︎ Sun14:08 – 15:12
- 8♀︎ Venus15:12 – 16:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:22
- 10☽︎ Moon17:22 – 18:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:26 – 19:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:31 – 20:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:35 – 21:31
- 2☉︎ Sun21:31 – 22:26
- 3♀︎ Venus22:26 – 23:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:21 – 00:16
- 5☽︎ Moon00:16 – 01:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:12 – 02:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:07 – 03:02
- 8♂︎ Mars03:02 – 03:57
- 9☉︎ Sun03:57 – 04:53
- 10♀︎ Venus04:53 – 05:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:48 – 06:43
- 12☽︎ Moon06:43 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 3 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 20:35: the day lasts 12h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 11h 03m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:40 to 08:45: 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.