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, 27 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 21:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:40 – 07:55
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 09:10
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:10 – 10:25
- 4♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:40
- 5☉︎ Sun11:40 – 12:55
- 6♀︎ Venus12:55 – 14:10
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 15:25
- 8☽︎ Moon15:25 – 16:40
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:40 – 17:55
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 19:10
- 11♂︎ Mars19:10 – 20:25
- 12☉︎ Sun20:25 – 21:40
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:11
- 3☽︎ Moon23:11 – 23:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:56 – 00:41
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:26
- 6♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:11
- 7☉︎ Sun02:11 – 02:56
- 8♀︎ Venus02:56 – 03:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:41 – 04:26
- 10☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:11 – 05:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:56 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Monday, 27 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 21:40: the day lasts 15h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 9h 01m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:40 to 07:55: 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.