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, 11 October 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 10:07
- 3♂︎ Mars10:07 – 11:03
- 4☉︎ Sun11:03 – 11:59
- 5♀︎ Venus11:59 – 12:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 13:50
- 7☽︎ Moon13:50 – 14:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:46 – 15:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:42 – 16:38
- 10♂︎ Mars16:38 – 17:33
- 11☉︎ Sun17:33 – 18:29
- 12♀︎ Venus18:29 – 19:25
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:29
- 2☽︎ Moon20:29 – 21:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:34 – 22:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:42
- 5♂︎ Mars23:42 – 00:47
- 6☉︎ Sun00:47 – 01:51
- 7♀︎ Venus01:51 – 02:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:55 – 04:00
- 9☽︎ Moon04:00 – 05:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 06:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:09 – 07:13
- 12♂︎ Mars07:13 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Saturday, 11 October 2025, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 11h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 12h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:16 to 09:12: 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.