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, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 20:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:28 – 08:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:34 – 09:40
- 3☽︎ Moon09:40 – 10:45
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:45 – 11:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 12:57
- 6♂︎ Mars12:57 – 14:03
- 7☉︎ Sun14:03 – 15:08
- 8♀︎ Venus15:08 – 16:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:14 – 17:20
- 10☽︎ Moon17:20 – 18:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:26 – 19:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:31 – 20:37
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:37 – 21:32
- 2☉︎ Sun21:32 – 22:26
- 3♀︎ Venus22:26 – 23:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:20 – 00:15
- 5☽︎ Moon00:15 – 01:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 02:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:03 – 02:58
- 8♂︎ Mars02:58 – 03:52
- 9☉︎ Sun03:52 – 04:46
- 10♀︎ Venus04:46 – 05:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:41 – 06:35
- 12☽︎ Moon06:35 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 20:37: the day lasts 13h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 10h 52m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:28 to 08:34: 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.