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, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:45
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Next sunrise
- 08:46
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:45 – 09:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:28 – 10:12
- 3☽︎ Moon10:12 – 10:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:55 – 11:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:21
- 6♂︎ Mars12:21 – 13:04
- 7☉︎ Sun13:04 – 13:47
- 8♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:14
- 10☽︎ Moon15:14 – 15:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 16:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:40 – 17:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:23 – 18:40
- 2☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:57
- 3♀︎ Venus19:57 – 21:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:14 – 22:31
- 5☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:47 – 01:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 02:21
- 8♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:38
- 9☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:55
- 10♀︎ Venus04:55 – 06:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:29
- 12☽︎ Moon07:29 – 08:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:45 and sets at 17:23: the day lasts 8h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:46, lasts 15h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:45 to 09:28: 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.