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, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 21:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:50 – 08:03
- 2☉︎ Sun08:03 – 09:16
- 3♀︎ Venus09:16 – 10:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:30 – 11:43
- 5☽︎ Moon11:43 – 12:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:56 – 14:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:10 – 15:23
- 8♂︎ Mars15:23 – 16:37
- 9☉︎ Sun16:37 – 17:50
- 10♀︎ Venus17:50 – 19:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury19:03 – 20:17
- 12☽︎ Moon20:17 – 21:30
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:30 – 22:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:17 – 23:04
- 3♂︎ Mars23:04 – 23:50
- 4☉︎ Sun23:50 – 00:37
- 5♀︎ Venus00:37 – 01:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:24 – 02:10
- 7☽︎ Moon02:10 – 02:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:57 – 03:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:44 – 04:31
- 10♂︎ Mars04:31 – 05:17
- 11☉︎ Sun05:17 – 06:04
- 12♀︎ Venus06:04 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 21:30: the day lasts 14h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 9h 21m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:50 to 08:03: 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.