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, 8 June 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 22:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:57 – 07:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:38
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:38 – 09:59
- 4♂︎ Mars09:59 – 11:19
- 5☉︎ Sun11:19 – 12:40
- 6♀︎ Venus12:40 – 14:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:00 – 15:21
- 8☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:41
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 18:02
- 10♃︎ Jupiter18:02 – 19:22
- 11♂︎ Mars19:22 – 20:43
- 12☉︎ Sun20:43 – 22:04
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus22:04 – 22:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:43 – 23:22
- 3☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn00:02 – 00:41
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:21
- 6♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:00
- 7☉︎ Sun02:00 – 02:39
- 8♀︎ Venus02:39 – 03:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 03:58
- 10☽︎ Moon03:58 – 04:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:38 – 05:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:17 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Monday, 8 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 22:04: the day lasts 16h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 7h 53m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:57 to 07:17: 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.