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, 11 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:36 – 09:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:20 – 10:03
- 3☽︎ Moon10:03 – 10:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 11:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:14
- 6♂︎ Mars12:14 – 12:57
- 7☉︎ Sun12:57 – 13:41
- 8♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:08
- 10☽︎ Moon15:08 – 15:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 16:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:18 – 18:35
- 2☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:51
- 3♀︎ Venus19:51 – 21:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 22:24
- 5☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:58 – 02:14
- 8♂︎ Mars02:14 – 03:31
- 9☉︎ Sun03:31 – 04:47
- 10♀︎ Venus04:47 – 06:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:21
- 12☽︎ Moon07:21 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 11 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 8h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 15h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:36 to 09:20: 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.