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 Monday, 21 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:50 – 08:51
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:51 – 09:52
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:52 – 10:53
- 4♂︎ Mars10:53 – 11:54
- 5☉︎ Sun11:54 – 12:56
- 6♀︎ Venus12:56 – 13:57
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 14:58
- 8☽︎ Moon14:58 – 15:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:59 – 17:00
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:00 – 18:02
- 11♂︎ Mars18:02 – 19:03
- 12☉︎ Sun19:03 – 20:04
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:04 – 21:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 22:02
- 3☽︎ Moon22:02 – 23:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 00:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 00:58
- 6♂︎ Mars00:58 – 01:57
- 7☉︎ Sun01:57 – 02:56
- 8♀︎ Venus02:56 – 03:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 04:54
- 10☽︎ Moon04:54 – 05:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:53 – 06:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:52 – 07:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Monday, 21 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 12h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 11h 47m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:50 to 08:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.