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 Friday, 24 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 21:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:37 – 07:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 09:08
- 3☽︎ Moon09:08 – 10:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:55
- 6♂︎ Mars12:55 – 14:10
- 7☉︎ Sun14:10 – 15:26
- 8♀︎ Venus15:26 – 16:42
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:42 – 17:57
- 10☽︎ Moon17:57 – 19:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:13 – 20:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:28 – 21:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:44 – 22:28
- 2☉︎ Sun22:28 – 23:13
- 3♀︎ Venus23:13 – 23:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:57 – 00:42
- 5☽︎ Moon00:42 – 01:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 02:55
- 8♂︎ Mars02:55 – 03:40
- 9☉︎ Sun03:40 – 04:24
- 10♀︎ Venus04:24 – 05:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:09 – 05:53
- 12☽︎ Moon05:53 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 24 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 21:44: the day lasts 15h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 8h 54m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:37 to 07:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.