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, 18 October 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:25
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 08:27
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:13
- 3♂︎ Mars10:13 – 11:07
- 4☉︎ Sun11:07 – 12:01
- 5♀︎ Venus12:01 – 12:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 13:49
- 7☽︎ Moon13:49 – 14:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:37 – 16:31
- 10♂︎ Mars16:31 – 17:24
- 11☉︎ Sun17:24 – 18:18
- 12♀︎ Venus18:18 – 19:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:12 – 20:18
- 2☽︎ Moon20:18 – 21:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:25 – 22:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:31 – 23:37
- 5♂︎ Mars23:37 – 00:43
- 6☉︎ Sun00:43 – 01:50
- 7♀︎ Venus01:50 – 02:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 04:02
- 9☽︎ Moon04:02 – 05:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 06:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:14 – 07:21
- 12♂︎ Mars07:21 – 08:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Saturday, 18 October 2025, the Sun rises at 08:25 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 10h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:27, lasts 13h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:25 to 09:19: 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.