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 Saturday, 10 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:53
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Next sunrise
- 08:53
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:53 – 09:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:18
- 3♂︎ Mars10:18 – 11:01
- 4☉︎ Sun11:01 – 11:44
- 5♀︎ Venus11:44 – 12:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:09
- 7☽︎ Moon13:09 – 13:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:51 – 14:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:34 – 15:16
- 10♂︎ Mars15:16 – 15:59
- 11☉︎ Sun15:59 – 16:41
- 12♀︎ Venus16:41 – 17:24
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:24 – 18:41
- 2☽︎ Moon18:41 – 19:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:59 – 21:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:16 – 22:34
- 5♂︎ Mars22:34 – 23:51
- 6☉︎ Sun23:51 – 01:08
- 7♀︎ Venus01:08 – 02:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:43
- 9☽︎ Moon03:43 – 05:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:01 – 06:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:18 – 07:35
- 12♂︎ Mars07:35 – 08:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Saturday, 10 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:53 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 8h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:53, lasts 15h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:53 to 09:36: 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.