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 Saturday, 22 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 21:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:12 – 08:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:21 – 09:30
- 3♂︎ Mars09:30 – 10:39
- 4☉︎ Sun10:39 – 11:48
- 5♀︎ Venus11:48 – 12:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:57 – 14:07
- 7☽︎ Moon14:07 – 15:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 16:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:34
- 10♂︎ Mars17:34 – 18:43
- 11☉︎ Sun18:43 – 19:52
- 12♀︎ Venus19:52 – 21:01
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 21:52
- 2☽︎ Moon21:52 – 22:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:43 – 23:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:25
- 5♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:16
- 6☉︎ Sun01:16 – 02:07
- 7♀︎ Venus02:07 – 02:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:58 – 03:49
- 9☽︎ Moon03:49 – 04:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:31 – 06:22
- 12♂︎ Mars06:22 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Saturday, 22 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 21:01: the day lasts 13h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 10h 12m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:12 to 08:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.