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, 6 December 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:32
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 10:00
- 3♂︎ Mars10:00 – 10:43
- 4☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:27
- 5♀︎ Venus11:27 – 12:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:11 – 12:55
- 7☽︎ Moon12:55 – 13:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:39 – 14:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:23 – 15:07
- 10♂︎ Mars15:07 – 15:51
- 11☉︎ Sun15:51 – 16:35
- 12♀︎ Venus16:35 – 17:18
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:18 – 18:35
- 2☽︎ Moon18:35 – 19:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:51 – 21:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:07 – 22:23
- 5♂︎ Mars22:23 – 23:39
- 6☉︎ Sun23:39 – 00:56
- 7♀︎ Venus00:56 – 02:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:12 – 03:28
- 9☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 06:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:00 – 07:17
- 12♂︎ Mars07:17 – 08:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Saturday, 6 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:32 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 8h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 15h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:32 to 09:16: 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.