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, 29 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 20:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:28 – 09:35
- 3♂︎ Mars09:35 – 10:43
- 4☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:50
- 5♀︎ Venus11:50 – 12:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:57 – 14:05
- 7☽︎ Moon14:05 – 15:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 16:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:27
- 10♂︎ Mars17:27 – 18:34
- 11☉︎ Sun18:34 – 19:41
- 12♀︎ Venus19:41 – 20:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 21:41
- 2☽︎ Moon21:41 – 22:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:20
- 5♂︎ Mars00:20 – 01:12
- 6☉︎ Sun01:12 – 02:05
- 7♀︎ Venus02:05 – 02:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:58 – 03:51
- 9☽︎ Moon03:51 – 04:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 05:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:36 – 06:29
- 12♂︎ Mars06:29 – 07:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Saturday, 29 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 20:48: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:21 to 08:28: 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.