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 Thursday, 23 October 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:32
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 08:34
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:32 – 09:25
- 2♂︎ Mars09:25 – 10:18
- 3☉︎ Sun10:18 – 11:10
- 4♀︎ Venus11:10 – 12:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury12:03 – 12:55
- 6☽︎ Moon12:55 – 13:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:48 – 14:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:41 – 15:33
- 9♂︎ Mars15:33 – 16:26
- 10☉︎ Sun16:26 – 17:19
- 11♀︎ Venus17:19 – 18:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:11 – 19:04
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:04 – 20:11
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:11 – 21:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:19 – 22:26
- 4♂︎ Mars22:26 – 23:34
- 5☉︎ Sun23:34 – 00:41
- 6♀︎ Venus00:41 – 01:49
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:49 – 02:56
- 8☽︎ Moon02:56 – 04:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn04:04 – 05:11
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:11 – 06:19
- 11♂︎ Mars06:19 – 07:26
- 12☉︎ Sun07:26 – 08:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Thursday, 23 October 2025, the Sun rises at 08:32 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 10h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:34, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:32 to 09:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.