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, 25 April 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 21:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:00 – 08:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:10 – 09:21
- 3☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:52
- 6♂︎ Mars12:52 – 14:02
- 7☉︎ Sun14:02 – 15:13
- 8♀︎ Venus15:13 – 16:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:23 – 17:34
- 10☽︎ Moon17:34 – 18:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:44 – 19:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:54 – 21:05
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:05 – 21:54
- 2☉︎ Sun21:54 – 22:44
- 3♀︎ Venus22:44 – 23:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:33 – 00:23
- 5☽︎ Moon00:23 – 01:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:12 – 02:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 02:51
- 8♂︎ Mars02:51 – 03:41
- 9☉︎ Sun03:41 – 04:30
- 10♀︎ Venus04:30 – 05:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:09
- 12☽︎ Moon06:09 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 25 April 2025, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 21:05: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 9h 54m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:00 to 08:10: 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.