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, 6 October 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:09
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:09 – 09:06
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 10:03
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 11:00
- 4♂︎ Mars11:00 – 11:58
- 5☉︎ Sun11:58 – 12:55
- 6♀︎ Venus12:55 – 13:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 14:49
- 8☽︎ Moon14:49 – 15:46
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:43
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:43 – 17:40
- 11♂︎ Mars17:40 – 18:37
- 12☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:34
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:34 – 20:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:37 – 21:40
- 3☽︎ Moon21:40 – 22:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:43 – 23:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:49
- 6♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:52
- 7☉︎ Sun01:52 – 02:55
- 8♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:58 – 05:01
- 10☽︎ Moon05:01 – 06:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:05 – 07:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:08 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Monday, 6 October 2025, the Sun rises at 08:09 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 11h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 12h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:09 to 09:06: 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.