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, 14 February 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:08 – 09:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 09:52
- 3☽︎ Moon09:52 – 10:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:35 – 12:27
- 6♂︎ Mars12:27 – 13:19
- 7☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:10
- 8♀︎ Venus14:10 – 15:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 15:54
- 10☽︎ Moon15:54 – 16:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:45 – 17:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:37
- 2☉︎ Sun19:37 – 20:45
- 3♀︎ Venus20:45 – 21:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 23:01
- 5☽︎ Moon23:01 – 00:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:10 – 01:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:26
- 8♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:34
- 9☉︎ Sun03:34 – 04:42
- 10♀︎ Venus04:42 – 05:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 06:59
- 12☽︎ Moon06:59 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 14 February 2025, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 10h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:08 to 09:00: 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.