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, 14 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 21:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:26 – 07:44
- 2☉︎ Sun07:44 – 09:01
- 3♀︎ Venus09:01 – 10:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:18 – 11:35
- 5☽︎ Moon11:35 – 12:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:53 – 14:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:10 – 15:27
- 8♂︎ Mars15:27 – 16:44
- 9☉︎ Sun16:44 – 18:01
- 10♀︎ Venus18:01 – 19:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury19:19 – 20:36
- 12☽︎ Moon20:36 – 21:53
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:53 – 22:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:36 – 23:19
- 3♂︎ Mars23:19 – 00:02
- 4☉︎ Sun00:02 – 00:44
- 5♀︎ Venus00:44 – 01:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:27 – 02:10
- 7☽︎ Moon02:10 – 02:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:53 – 03:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:36 – 04:19
- 10♂︎ Mars04:19 – 05:02
- 11☉︎ Sun05:02 – 05:45
- 12♀︎ Venus05:45 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Tuesday, 14 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 21:53: the day lasts 15h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 8h 34m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:26 to 07:44: 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.