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 Tuesday, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:44
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 08:45
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:44 – 09:27
- 2☉︎ Sun09:27 – 10:10
- 3♀︎ Venus10:10 – 10:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:53 – 11:36
- 5☽︎ Moon11:36 – 12:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:20 – 13:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:03 – 13:46
- 8♂︎ Mars13:46 – 14:29
- 9☉︎ Sun14:29 – 15:12
- 10♀︎ Venus15:12 – 15:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:55 – 16:38
- 12☽︎ Moon16:38 – 17:21
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:21 – 18:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:38 – 19:55
- 3♂︎ Mars19:55 – 21:12
- 4☉︎ Sun21:12 – 22:29
- 5♀︎ Venus22:29 – 23:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:46 – 01:03
- 7☽︎ Moon01:03 – 02:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:20 – 03:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:37 – 04:54
- 10♂︎ Mars04:54 – 06:11
- 11☉︎ Sun06:11 – 07:28
- 12♀︎ Venus07:28 – 08:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:44 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 8h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:45, lasts 15h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:44 to 09:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.