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 Friday, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:32
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:32 – 09:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:17
- 3☽︎ Moon10:17 – 11:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:10 – 12:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:03 – 12:55
- 6♂︎ Mars12:55 – 13:48
- 7☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:41
- 8♀︎ Venus14:41 – 15:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:33 – 16:26
- 10☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:19 – 18:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:04
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:04 – 20:12
- 2☉︎ Sun20:12 – 21:19
- 3♀︎ Venus21:19 – 22:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:34
- 5☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:56
- 8♂︎ Mars02:56 – 04:04
- 9☉︎ Sun04:04 – 05:11
- 10♀︎ Venus05:11 – 06:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:26
- 12☽︎ Moon07:26 – 08:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:32 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 10h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 13h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:32 to 09:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.