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 Monday, 4 August 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 21:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:50 – 08:03
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 09:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 10:30
- 4♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:43
- 5☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:56
- 6♀︎ Venus12:56 – 14:10
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 15:23
- 8☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:36
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:36 – 17:50
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:50 – 19:03
- 11♂︎ Mars19:03 – 20:16
- 12☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:30
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:03
- 3☽︎ Moon23:03 – 23:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 00:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:24
- 6♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:10
- 7☉︎ Sun02:10 – 02:57
- 8♀︎ Venus02:57 – 03:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:44 – 04:31
- 10☽︎ Moon04:31 – 05:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:04 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Monday, 4 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 21:30: the day lasts 14h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 9h 21m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:50 to 08:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.