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, 4 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 20:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:32 – 08:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:38 – 09:43
- 3♂︎ Mars09:43 – 10:48
- 4☉︎ Sun10:48 – 11:54
- 5♀︎ Venus11:54 – 12:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:59 – 14:04
- 7☽︎ Moon14:04 – 15:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:10 – 16:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:15 – 17:20
- 10♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:26
- 11☉︎ Sun18:26 – 19:31
- 12♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:37
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:37 – 21:31
- 2☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:14
- 5♂︎ Mars00:14 – 01:09
- 6☉︎ Sun01:09 – 02:03
- 7♀︎ Venus02:03 – 02:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:58 – 03:52
- 9☽︎ Moon03:52 – 04:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 05:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:41 – 06:36
- 12♂︎ Mars06:36 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Saturday, 4 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 20:37: the day lasts 13h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 10h 54m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:32 to 08:38: 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.