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, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:46
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Next sunrise
- 08:46
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 09:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:12
- 3♂︎ Mars10:12 – 10:55
- 4☉︎ Sun10:55 – 11:38
- 5♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:22 – 13:05
- 7☽︎ Moon13:05 – 13:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:48 – 14:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:31 – 15:14
- 10♂︎ Mars15:14 – 15:57
- 11☉︎ Sun15:57 – 16:41
- 12♀︎ Venus16:41 – 17:24
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:24 – 18:41
- 2☽︎ Moon18:41 – 19:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:57 – 21:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:14 – 22:31
- 5♂︎ Mars22:31 – 23:48
- 6☉︎ Sun23:48 – 01:05
- 7♀︎ Venus01:05 – 02:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:22 – 03:39
- 9☽︎ Moon03:39 – 04:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:55 – 06:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:12 – 07:29
- 12♂︎ Mars07:29 – 08:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:46 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 8h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:46, lasts 15h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:46 to 09:29: 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.