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 Wednesday, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 21:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 08:04
- 2☽︎ Moon08:04 – 09:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 10:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:30 – 11:43
- 5♂︎ Mars11:43 – 12:57
- 6☉︎ Sun12:57 – 14:10
- 7♀︎ Venus14:10 – 15:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:36
- 9☽︎ Moon16:36 – 17:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:49 – 19:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:02 – 20:16
- 12♂︎ Mars20:16 – 21:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:29 – 22:16
- 2♀︎ Venus22:16 – 23:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 23:50
- 4☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:36 – 01:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:10
- 7♂︎ Mars02:10 – 02:57
- 8☉︎ Sun02:57 – 03:44
- 9♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:31 – 05:18
- 11☽︎ Moon05:18 – 06:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:05 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 21:29: the day lasts 14h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 9h 23m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:51 to 08:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.