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, 8 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 20:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:31 – 08:37
- 2☽︎ Moon08:37 – 09:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 11:55
- 5♂︎ Mars11:55 – 13:00
- 6☉︎ Sun13:00 – 14:06
- 7♀︎ Venus14:06 – 15:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 16:18
- 9☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:24 – 18:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:36
- 12♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:42 – 21:36
- 2♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:30 – 23:24
- 4☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 01:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:12 – 02:05
- 7♂︎ Mars02:05 – 02:59
- 8☉︎ Sun02:59 – 03:53
- 9♀︎ Venus03:53 – 04:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:41
- 11☽︎ Moon05:41 – 06:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:35 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Wednesday, 8 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 20:42: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:31 to 08:37: 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.