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, 18 July 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 21:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 09:04
- 3☽︎ Moon09:04 – 10:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:54
- 6♂︎ Mars12:54 – 14:10
- 7☉︎ Sun14:10 – 15:27
- 8♀︎ Venus15:27 – 16:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:43 – 18:00
- 10☽︎ Moon18:00 – 19:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:16 – 20:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:33 – 21:50
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:50 – 22:33
- 2☉︎ Sun22:33 – 23:17
- 3♀︎ Venus23:17 – 00:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury00:00 – 00:44
- 5☽︎ Moon00:44 – 01:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:27 – 02:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 02:54
- 8♂︎ Mars02:54 – 03:38
- 9☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:21
- 10♀︎ Venus04:21 – 05:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 05:48
- 12☽︎ Moon05:48 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 18 July 2025, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 21:50: the day lasts 15h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 8h 42m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:31 to 07:47: 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.