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, 6 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 22:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:58 – 07:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:18 – 08:38
- 3♂︎ Mars08:38 – 09:59
- 4☉︎ Sun09:59 – 11:19
- 5♀︎ Venus11:19 – 12:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 14:00
- 7☽︎ Moon14:00 – 15:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 16:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 18:01
- 10♂︎ Mars18:01 – 19:21
- 11☉︎ Sun19:21 – 20:42
- 12♀︎ Venus20:42 – 22:02
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury22:02 – 22:42
- 2☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 00:40
- 5♂︎ Mars00:40 – 01:20
- 6☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:00
- 7♀︎ Venus02:00 – 02:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:39 – 03:19
- 9☽︎ Moon03:19 – 03:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:58 – 04:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:38 – 05:18
- 12♂︎ Mars05:18 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Saturday, 6 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 22:02: the day lasts 16h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 7h 55m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:58 to 07:18: 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.