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 Friday, 24 October 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:34
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 08:35
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:34 – 09:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:18
- 3☽︎ Moon10:18 – 11:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:11 – 12:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:03 – 12:56
- 6♂︎ Mars12:56 – 13:48
- 7☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:40
- 8♀︎ Venus14:40 – 15:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:33 – 16:25
- 10☽︎ Moon16:25 – 17:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:10 – 19:02
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:02 – 20:10
- 2☉︎ Sun20:10 – 21:18
- 3♀︎ Venus21:18 – 22:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:33
- 5☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:56
- 8♂︎ Mars02:56 – 04:04
- 9☉︎ Sun04:04 – 05:12
- 10♀︎ Venus05:12 – 06:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:20 – 07:27
- 12☽︎ Moon07:27 – 08:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 24 October 2025, the Sun rises at 08:34 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 13h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:34 to 09:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.