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 Wednesday, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 20:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:39
- 2☽︎ Moon08:39 – 09:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:52
- 5♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:57
- 6☉︎ Sun12:57 – 14:01
- 7♀︎ Venus14:01 – 15:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 16:10
- 9☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:19 – 19:23
- 12♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:28 – 21:23
- 2♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:15
- 4☽︎ Moon23:15 – 00:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:10 – 01:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 02:02
- 7♂︎ Mars02:02 – 02:57
- 8☉︎ Sun02:57 – 03:53
- 9♀︎ Venus03:53 – 04:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 05:44
- 11☽︎ Moon05:44 – 06:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:40 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 20:28: the day lasts 12h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 11h 08m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:34 to 08:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.