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, 12 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:38 – 08:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:42 – 09:45
- 3♂︎ Mars09:45 – 10:49
- 4☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:53
- 5♀︎ Venus11:53 – 12:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 14:00
- 7☽︎ Moon14:00 – 15:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 16:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:11
- 10♂︎ Mars17:11 – 18:14
- 11☉︎ Sun18:14 – 19:18
- 12♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:22
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:22 – 21:18
- 2☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:15 – 23:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 00:08
- 5♂︎ Mars00:08 – 01:04
- 6☉︎ Sun01:04 – 02:01
- 7♀︎ Venus02:01 – 02:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 03:54
- 9☽︎ Moon03:54 – 04:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:50 – 05:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:47 – 06:43
- 12♂︎ Mars06:43 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Saturday, 12 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 20:22: the day lasts 12h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 11h 18m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:38 to 08:42: 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.