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, 30 March 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 20:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:48 – 08:51
- 2♀︎ Venus08:51 – 09:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:55 – 10:58
- 4☽︎ Moon10:58 – 12:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:02 – 13:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:05 – 14:09
- 7♂︎ Mars14:09 – 15:12
- 8☉︎ Sun15:12 – 16:16
- 9♀︎ Venus16:16 – 17:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:20 – 18:23
- 11☽︎ Moon18:23 – 19:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:27 – 20:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:30 – 21:27
- 2♂︎ Mars21:27 – 22:23
- 3☉︎ Sun22:23 – 23:19
- 4♀︎ Venus23:19 – 00:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:15 – 01:12
- 6☽︎ Moon01:12 – 02:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:08 – 03:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:04 – 04:01
- 9♂︎ Mars04:01 – 04:57
- 10☉︎ Sun04:57 – 05:53
- 11♀︎ Venus05:53 – 06:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Sunday, 30 March 2025, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 20:30: the day lasts 12h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:48 to 08:51: 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.