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, 3 October 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:05 – 09:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:03 – 10:01
- 3☽︎ Moon10:01 – 10:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 11:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:57 – 12:55
- 6♂︎ Mars12:55 – 13:53
- 7☉︎ Sun13:53 – 14:51
- 8♀︎ Venus14:51 – 15:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:48 – 16:46
- 10☽︎ Moon16:46 – 17:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:44 – 18:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:42 – 19:40
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:42
- 2☉︎ Sun20:42 – 21:44
- 3♀︎ Venus21:44 – 22:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:49
- 5☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:51 – 01:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:53 – 02:56
- 8♂︎ Mars02:56 – 03:58
- 9☉︎ Sun03:58 – 05:00
- 10♀︎ Venus05:00 – 06:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:04
- 12☽︎ Moon07:04 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 3 October 2025, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 11h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 12h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:05 to 09:03: 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.