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, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:52
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:52 – 08:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:30
- 3☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:09 – 11:58
- 6♂︎ Mars11:58 – 12:47
- 7☉︎ Sun12:47 – 13:37
- 8♀︎ Venus13:37 – 14:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:15
- 10☽︎ Moon15:15 – 16:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 16:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 17:43
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:43 – 18:54
- 2☉︎ Sun18:54 – 20:05
- 3♀︎ Venus20:05 – 21:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:26
- 5☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:59
- 8♂︎ Mars01:59 – 03:10
- 9☉︎ Sun03:10 – 04:21
- 10♀︎ Venus04:21 – 05:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:32 – 06:43
- 12☽︎ Moon06:43 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:52 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 9h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 14h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:52 to 08:41: 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.