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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Right now♄︎ Hour of Saturn — hour 10 of the day, until 16:06
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:49 – 08:39
- 2☽︎ Moon08:39 – 09:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:08
- 5♂︎ Mars11:08 – 11:58
- 6☉︎ Sun11:58 – 12:47
- 7♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:37 – 14:27
- 9☽︎ Moon14:27 – 15:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:06 – 16:56
- 12♂︎ Mars16:56 – 17:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:46 – 18:56
- 2♀︎ Venus18:56 – 20:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:06 – 21:17
- 4☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:27 – 23:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:48
- 7♂︎ Mars00:48 – 01:58
- 8☉︎ Sun01:58 – 03:09
- 9♀︎ Venus03:09 – 04:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:30
- 11☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:40 – 07:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 9h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 14h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:49 to 08:39: 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.