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 Saturday, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:42
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 08:43
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:42 – 09:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:09
- 3♂︎ Mars10:09 – 10:52
- 4☉︎ Sun10:52 – 11:35
- 5♀︎ Venus11:35 – 12:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:18 – 13:01
- 7☽︎ Moon13:01 – 13:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:44 – 14:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:27 – 15:11
- 10♂︎ Mars15:11 – 15:54
- 11☉︎ Sun15:54 – 16:37
- 12♀︎ Venus16:37 – 17:20
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:20 – 18:37
- 2☽︎ Moon18:37 – 19:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:54 – 21:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:11 – 22:28
- 5♂︎ Mars22:28 – 23:45
- 6☉︎ Sun23:45 – 01:01
- 7♀︎ Venus01:01 – 02:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 03:35
- 9☽︎ Moon03:35 – 04:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 06:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:09 – 07:26
- 12♂︎ Mars07:26 – 08:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:42 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 8h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:43, lasts 15h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:42 to 09:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.