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, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 21:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:29
- 3☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 12:57
- 6♂︎ Mars12:57 – 14:07
- 7☉︎ Sun14:07 – 15:16
- 8♀︎ Venus15:16 – 16:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:26 – 17:35
- 10☽︎ Moon17:35 – 18:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:44 – 19:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:54 – 21:03
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:03 – 21:54
- 2☉︎ Sun21:54 – 22:44
- 3♀︎ Venus22:44 – 23:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:35 – 00:26
- 5☽︎ Moon00:26 – 01:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:17 – 02:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:07 – 02:58
- 8♂︎ Mars02:58 – 03:49
- 9☉︎ Sun03:49 – 04:40
- 10♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:21
- 12☽︎ Moon06:21 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 21:03: the day lasts 13h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:11 to 08:20: 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.