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, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:38
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 08:39
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:38 – 09:21
- 2♀︎ Venus09:21 – 10:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:05 – 10:48
- 4☽︎ Moon10:48 – 11:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:32 – 12:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:15 – 12:58
- 7♂︎ Mars12:58 – 13:42
- 8☉︎ Sun13:42 – 14:25
- 9♀︎ Venus14:25 – 15:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 15:52
- 11☽︎ Moon15:52 – 16:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:35 – 17:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:18 – 18:35
- 2♂︎ Mars18:35 – 19:52
- 3☉︎ Sun19:52 – 21:08
- 4♀︎ Venus21:08 – 22:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:42
- 6☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:59 – 02:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:15 – 03:32
- 9♂︎ Mars03:32 – 04:49
- 10☉︎ Sun04:49 – 06:05
- 11♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:38 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 8h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:39, lasts 15h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:38 to 09:21: 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.