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, 26 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 08:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 09:56
- 3♂︎ Mars09:56 – 10:55
- 4☉︎ Sun10:55 – 11:55
- 5♀︎ Venus11:55 – 12:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 13:55
- 7☽︎ Moon13:55 – 14:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 15:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 16:55
- 10♂︎ Mars16:55 – 17:54
- 11☉︎ Sun17:54 – 18:54
- 12♀︎ Venus18:54 – 19:54
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:54 – 20:54
- 2☽︎ Moon20:54 – 21:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:55 – 22:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 23:55
- 5♂︎ Mars23:55 – 00:55
- 6☉︎ Sun00:55 – 01:56
- 7♀︎ Venus01:56 – 02:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 03:56
- 9☽︎ Moon03:56 – 04:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:56 – 05:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:57 – 06:57
- 12♂︎ Mars06:57 – 07:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Saturday, 26 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 19:54: the day lasts 11h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:57, lasts 12h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:56 to 08:56: 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.