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 Friday, 17 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:06 – 08:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:15 – 09:24
- 3☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:52
- 6♂︎ Mars12:52 – 14:01
- 7☉︎ Sun14:01 – 15:10
- 8♀︎ Venus15:10 – 16:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:19 – 17:29
- 10☽︎ Moon17:29 – 18:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:38 – 19:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:47 – 20:56
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:56 – 21:47
- 2☉︎ Sun21:47 – 22:38
- 3♀︎ Venus22:38 – 23:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:28 – 00:19
- 5☽︎ Moon00:19 – 01:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 02:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:00 – 02:51
- 8♂︎ Mars02:51 – 03:41
- 9☉︎ Sun03:41 – 04:32
- 10♀︎ Venus04:32 – 05:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:13
- 12☽︎ Moon06:13 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Friday, 17 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 13h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 10h 08m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:06 to 08:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.