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 Monday, 6 April 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 20:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:35 – 08:40
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:40 – 09:45
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 10:51
- 4♂︎ Mars10:51 – 11:56
- 5☉︎ Sun11:56 – 13:02
- 6♀︎ Venus13:02 – 14:07
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 15:12
- 8☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:18
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:23
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:23 – 18:29
- 11♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:34
- 12☉︎ Sun19:34 – 20:39
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:39 – 21:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:28
- 3☽︎ Moon22:28 – 23:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:23 – 00:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:12
- 6♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:06
- 7☉︎ Sun02:06 – 03:00
- 8♀︎ Venus03:00 – 03:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 04:49
- 10☽︎ Moon04:49 – 05:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:44 – 06:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:38 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Monday, 6 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 20:39: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 10h 53m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:35 to 08:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.