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, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:29
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:29 – 09:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:13 – 09:58
- 3☽︎ Moon09:58 – 10:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:10
- 6♂︎ Mars12:10 – 12:54
- 7☉︎ Sun12:54 – 13:38
- 8♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:22 – 15:07
- 10☽︎ Moon15:07 – 15:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 16:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:19
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:19 – 18:35
- 2☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:51
- 3♀︎ Venus19:51 – 21:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:23
- 5☽︎ Moon22:23 – 23:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:55 – 02:11
- 8♂︎ Mars02:11 – 03:27
- 9☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:43
- 10♀︎ Venus04:43 – 05:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 07:14
- 12☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:29 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 8h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 15h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:29 to 09:13: 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.