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, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:15
- 2☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:10 – 11:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 12:00
- 5♂︎ Mars12:00 – 12:55
- 6☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:50
- 7♀︎ Venus13:50 – 14:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:45 – 15:40
- 9☽︎ Moon15:40 – 16:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:35 – 17:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:30 – 18:25
- 12♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:25
- 2♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:30 – 22:35
- 4☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:40 – 00:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:45 – 01:50
- 7♂︎ Mars01:50 – 02:56
- 8☉︎ Sun02:56 – 04:01
- 9♀︎ Venus04:01 – 05:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 06:11
- 11☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 11h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 13h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:20 to 09:15: 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.