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 Saturday, 25 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 21:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:00 – 08:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:11 – 09:21
- 3♂︎ Mars09:21 – 10:32
- 4☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:42
- 5♀︎ Venus11:42 – 12:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 14:03
- 7☽︎ Moon14:03 – 15:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 16:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:23 – 17:34
- 10♂︎ Mars17:34 – 18:44
- 11☉︎ Sun18:44 – 19:54
- 12♀︎ Venus19:54 – 21:05
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:05 – 21:54
- 2☽︎ Moon21:54 – 22:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:44 – 23:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:23
- 5♂︎ Mars00:23 – 01:12
- 6☉︎ Sun01:12 – 02:02
- 7♀︎ Venus02:02 – 02:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:51 – 03:41
- 9☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:20 – 06:09
- 12♂︎ Mars06:09 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Saturday, 25 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 21:05: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 9h 54m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:00 to 08:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.