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, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:15
- 2♀︎ Venus09:15 – 09:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 10:43
- 4☽︎ Moon10:43 – 11:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:27 – 12:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 12:55
- 7♂︎ Mars12:55 – 13:39
- 8☉︎ Sun13:39 – 14:23
- 9♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 15:51
- 11☽︎ Moon15:51 – 16:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:35 – 17:19
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:19 – 18:35
- 2♂︎ Mars18:35 – 19:51
- 3☉︎ Sun19:51 – 21:07
- 4♀︎ Venus21:07 – 22:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:39
- 6☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 02:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:12 – 03:28
- 9♂︎ Mars03:28 – 04:44
- 10☉︎ Sun04:44 – 06:00
- 11♀︎ Venus06:00 – 07:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 8h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 15h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:31 to 09:15: 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.