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 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 21:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:38
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:38 – 08:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 10:14
- 4♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:32
- 5☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:51
- 6♀︎ Venus12:51 – 14:09
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:09 – 15:27
- 8☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:45
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:45 – 18:03
- 10♃︎ Jupiter18:03 – 19:21
- 11♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:39
- 12☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:58
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:58 – 22:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 23:21
- 3☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 00:45
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:45 – 01:27
- 6♂︎ Mars01:27 – 02:09
- 7☉︎ Sun02:09 – 02:51
- 8♀︎ Venus02:51 – 03:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:15
- 10☽︎ Moon04:15 – 04:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:57 – 05:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:39 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Monday, 6 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 21:58: the day lasts 15h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 8h 23m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:20 to 07:38: 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.