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La Rochelle, France — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 14.2%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 16, 2025 at 1:50:28 am
Sunrise Today: 8:41 am 124° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:19 pm 236° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 5:24 am 119° Southeast
Moonset Today: 2:38 pm 239° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 8 hours, 38 minutes (-28s)
Location of La RochelleLocation

Today's Sun Position in La Rochelle

Time:1:50 am
Altitude:-65.0°
Direction:28° NE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 8h 38m 17s (Dec 16, 2025)

28 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 15, 2025)

1 minute, 6 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

7 hours, 8 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in La Rochelle Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:51 am
Astro. Twilight6:51 am – 7:28 am
Nautical Twilight7:28 am – 8:06 am
Civil Twilight8:06 am – 8:41 am
Daylight8:41 am – 5:19 pm
Civil Twilight5:19 pm – 5:54 pm
Nautical Twilight5:54 pm – 6:32 pm
Astro. Twilight6:32 pm – 7:08 pm
Night7:08 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in La Rochelle - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 168:41 am5:19 pm8:38:17−0:281:00 pm (20.5°)91.487
Dec 178:41 am5:19 pm8:37:53−0:231:00 pm (20.5°)91.479
Dec 188:42 am5:20 pm8:37:35−0:181:01 pm (20.5°)91.472
Dec 198:43 am5:20 pm8:37:21−0:131:01 pm (20.5°)91.464
Dec 208:43 am5:20 pm8:37:13−0:081:02 pm (20.4°)91.457
Dec 218:44 am5:21 pm8:37:10−0:031:02 pm (20.4°)91.451
Dec 228:44 am5:21 pm8:37:12+0:011:03 pm (20.4°)91.445
* All times are local time for La Rochelle. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in La Rochelle is at 4:03 pm on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 7 hours, 9 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

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Today's Moon in La Rochelle

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in La Rochelle - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 165:24 am2:38 pm-10:05 am(22.7°)252,26912.0%
Dec 176:32 am3:05 pm-10:51 am(19.0°)252,4716.5%
Dec 187:37 am3:39 pm-11:40 am(16.3°)252,1342.6%
Dec 198:38 am4:23 pm-12:32 pm(14.9°)251,3440.5%
Dec 209:32 am5:18 pm-1:24 pm(15.0°)250,1720.3%
Dec 2110:16 am6:21 pm-2:16 pm(16.5°)248,6762.2%
Dec 2210:51 am7:30 pm-3:07 pm(19.4°)246,8806.0%
* All times are local time for La Rochelle. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in La Rochelle This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Dec 16, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 7:04 amTue 4:14 pmTue 11:40 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 8:18 amTue 4:57 pmTue 12:38 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 9:14 amTue 5:39 pmTue 1:26 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterMon 7:25 pmTue 10:45 amTue 3:05 amPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 1:23 pmWed 12:55 amTue 7:09 pmGreat visibility
UranusTue 3:36 pmWed 6:35 amTue 11:06 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 1:25 pmWed 1:18 amTue 7:21 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for La Rochelle.

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