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, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 21:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:02 – 08:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:24
- 3☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 11:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:46 – 12:57
- 6♂︎ Mars12:57 – 14:08
- 7☉︎ Sun14:08 – 15:19
- 8♀︎ Venus15:19 – 16:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:31 – 17:42
- 10☽︎ Moon17:42 – 18:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:53 – 20:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:04 – 21:15
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:15 – 22:04
- 2☉︎ Sun22:04 – 22:53
- 3♀︎ Venus22:53 – 23:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:31
- 5☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 02:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:09 – 02:58
- 8♂︎ Mars02:58 – 03:47
- 9☉︎ Sun03:47 – 04:36
- 10♀︎ Venus04:36 – 05:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:25 – 06:14
- 12☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 21:15: the day lasts 14h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 9h 48m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:02 to 08:13: 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.