Planetary hours
in Caen.
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 Wednesday, 23 October 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:35
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 08:36
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:35 – 09:27
- 2☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:18 – 11:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:10 – 12:01
- 5♂︎ Mars12:01 – 12:53
- 6☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:45
- 7♀︎ Venus13:45 – 14:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:36 – 15:28
- 9☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:03
- 12♂︎ Mars18:03 – 18:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:55 – 20:03
- 2♀︎ Venus20:03 – 21:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:12 – 22:20
- 4☽︎ Moon22:20 – 23:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:46
- 7♂︎ Mars01:46 – 02:54
- 8☉︎ Sun02:54 – 04:03
- 9♀︎ Venus04:03 – 05:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:19
- 11☽︎ Moon06:19 – 07:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Wednesday, 23 October 2024, the Sun rises at 08:35 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 10h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:36, lasts 13h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:35 to 09:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.