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 Sunday, 8 March 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:29 – 08:26
- 2♀︎ Venus08:26 – 09:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:24 – 10:21
- 4☽︎ Moon10:21 – 11:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:18 – 12:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:15 – 13:12
- 7♂︎ Mars13:12 – 14:09
- 8☉︎ Sun14:09 – 15:06
- 9♀︎ Venus15:06 – 16:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 17:01
- 11☽︎ Moon17:01 – 17:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:58 – 18:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:55 – 19:58
- 2♂︎ Mars19:58 – 21:00
- 3☉︎ Sun21:00 – 22:03
- 4♀︎ Venus22:03 – 23:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:06 – 00:08
- 6☽︎ Moon00:08 – 01:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:11 – 02:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:14 – 03:16
- 9♂︎ Mars03:16 – 04:19
- 10☉︎ Sun04:19 – 05:22
- 11♀︎ Venus05:22 – 06:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Sunday, 8 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 11h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:29 to 08:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.