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 Thursday, 10 July 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 21:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:23 – 07:41
- 2♂︎ Mars07:41 – 08:59
- 3☉︎ Sun08:59 – 10:16
- 4♀︎ Venus10:16 – 11:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:34 – 12:52
- 6☽︎ Moon12:52 – 14:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn14:09 – 15:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter15:27 – 16:45
- 9♂︎ Mars16:45 – 18:02
- 10☉︎ Sun18:02 – 19:20
- 11♀︎ Venus19:20 – 20:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury20:38 – 21:56
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:56 – 22:38
- 2♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:03
- 4♂︎ Mars00:03 – 00:45
- 5☉︎ Sun00:45 – 01:27
- 6♀︎ Venus01:27 – 02:10
- 7☿︎ Mercury02:10 – 02:52
- 8☽︎ Moon02:52 – 03:34
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:34 – 04:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:17 – 04:59
- 11♂︎ Mars04:59 – 05:42
- 12☉︎ Sun05:42 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Thursday, 10 July 2025, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 21:56: the day lasts 15h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 8h 28m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:23 to 07:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.