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, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:33
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:18
- 3♂︎ Mars10:18 – 11:11
- 4☉︎ Sun11:11 – 12:03
- 5♀︎ Venus12:03 – 12:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 13:48
- 7☽︎ Moon13:48 – 14:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:40 – 15:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:33 – 16:25
- 10♂︎ Mars16:25 – 17:18
- 11☉︎ Sun17:18 – 18:10
- 12♀︎ Venus18:10 – 19:02
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:02 – 20:10
- 2☽︎ Moon20:10 – 21:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:18 – 22:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:33
- 5♂︎ Mars23:33 – 00:41
- 6☉︎ Sun00:41 – 01:49
- 7♀︎ Venus01:49 – 02:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 03:04
- 9☽︎ Moon03:04 – 04:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:12 – 05:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:19 – 06:27
- 12♂︎ Mars06:27 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:33 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 10h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 13h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:33 to 09:26: 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.