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 Saturday, 26 July 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 21:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:39 – 07:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:54 – 09:10
- 3♂︎ Mars09:10 – 10:25
- 4☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:40
- 5♀︎ Venus11:40 – 12:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 14:10
- 7☽︎ Moon14:10 – 15:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:56
- 10♂︎ Mars17:56 – 19:11
- 11☉︎ Sun19:11 – 20:26
- 12♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:41
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 22:26
- 2☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:11 – 23:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 00:41
- 5♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:26
- 6☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:11
- 7♀︎ Venus02:11 – 02:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 03:41
- 9☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:11 – 05:55
- 12♂︎ Mars05:55 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Saturday, 26 July 2025, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 21:41: the day lasts 15h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 8h 59m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:39 to 07:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.