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 Wednesday, 22 October 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 19:05
- Next sunrise
- 08:32
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:24
- 2☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:17 – 11:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:10 – 12:02
- 5♂︎ Mars12:02 – 12:55
- 6☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:48
- 7♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:34
- 9☽︎ Moon15:34 – 16:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:20 – 18:13
- 12♂︎ Mars18:13 – 19:05
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:05 – 20:13
- 2♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:20 – 22:27
- 4☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:34 – 00:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:42 – 01:49
- 7♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:56
- 8☉︎ Sun02:56 – 04:03
- 9♀︎ Venus04:03 – 05:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:18
- 11☽︎ Moon06:18 – 07:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:25 – 08:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Wednesday, 22 October 2025, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 19:05: the day lasts 10h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:32, lasts 13h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:31 to 09:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.