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 Sunday, 12 October 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:13
- 2♀︎ Venus09:13 – 10:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:08 – 11:04
- 4☽︎ Moon11:04 – 11:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:59 – 12:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:55 – 13:50
- 7♂︎ Mars13:50 – 14:46
- 8☉︎ Sun14:46 – 15:41
- 9♀︎ Venus15:41 – 16:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:37 – 17:32
- 11☽︎ Moon17:32 – 18:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:28 – 19:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:23 – 20:28
- 2♂︎ Mars20:28 – 21:32
- 3☉︎ Sun21:32 – 22:37
- 4♀︎ Venus22:37 – 23:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:46
- 6☽︎ Moon00:46 – 01:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:51 – 02:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 04:00
- 9♂︎ Mars04:00 – 05:05
- 10☉︎ Sun05:05 – 06:09
- 11♀︎ Venus06:09 – 07:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Sunday, 12 October 2025, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 11h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 12h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:17 to 09:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.