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, 12 December 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:37
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 08:38
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:37 – 09:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:04
- 3☽︎ Moon10:04 – 10:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 11:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:14
- 6♂︎ Mars12:14 – 12:58
- 7☉︎ Sun12:58 – 13:41
- 8♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:08
- 10☽︎ Moon15:08 – 15:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 16:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:18 – 18:35
- 2☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:52
- 3♀︎ Venus19:52 – 21:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 22:25
- 5☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:58 – 02:15
- 8♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:32
- 9☉︎ Sun03:32 – 04:48
- 10♀︎ Venus04:48 – 06:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:22
- 12☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 12 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:37 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 8h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:38, lasts 15h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:37 to 09:21: 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.