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 Tuesday, 5 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 21:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:45 – 07:58
- 2☉︎ Sun07:58 – 09:10
- 3♀︎ Venus09:10 – 10:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:36
- 5☽︎ Moon11:36 – 12:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:48 – 14:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:01 – 15:14
- 8♂︎ Mars15:14 – 16:27
- 9☉︎ Sun16:27 – 17:39
- 10♀︎ Venus17:39 – 18:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:52 – 20:05
- 12☽︎ Moon20:05 – 21:18
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:18 – 22:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:05 – 22:52
- 3♂︎ Mars22:52 – 23:39
- 4☉︎ Sun23:39 – 00:26
- 5♀︎ Venus00:26 – 01:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:13 – 02:01
- 7☽︎ Moon02:01 – 02:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:48 – 03:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:35 – 04:22
- 10♂︎ Mars04:22 – 05:09
- 11☉︎ Sun05:09 – 05:56
- 12♀︎ Venus05:56 – 06:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Tuesday, 5 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 21:18: the day lasts 14h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 9h 26m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:45 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.