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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:55 – 08:44
- 2♀︎ Venus08:44 – 09:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:32 – 10:21
- 4☽︎ Moon10:21 – 11:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:10 – 11:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:59 – 12:48
- 7♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:36
- 8☉︎ Sun13:36 – 14:25
- 9♀︎ Venus14:25 – 15:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:14 – 16:03
- 11☽︎ Moon16:03 – 16:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:51 – 17:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:40 – 18:52
- 2♂︎ Mars18:52 – 20:03
- 3☉︎ Sun20:03 – 21:14
- 4♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:37
- 6☽︎ Moon23:37 – 00:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 02:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:00 – 03:11
- 9♂︎ Mars03:11 – 04:22
- 10☉︎ Sun04:22 – 05:34
- 11♀︎ Venus05:34 – 06:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 9h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 14h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:55 to 08:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.