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, 28 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:58
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:58 – 08:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:58 – 09:57
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 10:56
- 4♂︎ Mars10:56 – 11:56
- 5☉︎ Sun11:56 – 12:55
- 6♀︎ Venus12:55 – 13:54
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 14:54
- 8☽︎ Moon14:54 – 15:53
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:53 – 16:52
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:52 – 17:52
- 11♂︎ Mars17:52 – 18:51
- 12☉︎ Sun18:51 – 19:50
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:50 – 20:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:51 – 21:52
- 3☽︎ Moon21:52 – 22:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 23:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:54
- 6♂︎ Mars00:54 – 01:55
- 7☉︎ Sun01:55 – 02:56
- 8♀︎ Venus02:56 – 03:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 04:57
- 10☽︎ Moon04:57 – 05:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:58 – 06:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:59 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Monday, 28 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:58 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 11h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 12h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:58 to 08:58: 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.