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 Monday, 9 March 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:27 – 08:25
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:22
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:20
- 4♂︎ Mars10:20 – 11:17
- 5☉︎ Sun11:17 – 12:14
- 6♀︎ Venus12:14 – 13:12
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 14:09
- 8☽︎ Moon14:09 – 15:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 16:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 17:02
- 11♂︎ Mars17:02 – 17:59
- 12☉︎ Sun17:59 – 18:57
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:57 – 19:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:59 – 21:01
- 3☽︎ Moon21:01 – 22:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 23:06
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:06 – 00:08
- 6♂︎ Mars00:08 – 01:11
- 7☉︎ Sun01:11 – 02:13
- 8♀︎ Venus02:13 – 03:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 04:18
- 10☽︎ Moon04:18 – 05:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:23 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Monday, 9 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 11h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 12h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:27 to 08:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.