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, 20 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 22:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:55 – 07:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:17 – 08:38
- 3♂︎ Mars08:38 – 09:59
- 4☉︎ Sun09:59 – 11:20
- 5♀︎ Venus11:20 – 12:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:41 – 14:03
- 7☽︎ Moon14:03 – 15:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:24 – 16:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:45 – 18:06
- 10♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:27
- 11☉︎ Sun19:27 – 20:48
- 12♀︎ Venus20:48 – 22:10
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 22:48
- 2☽︎ Moon22:48 – 23:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:27 – 00:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 00:45
- 5♂︎ Mars00:45 – 01:24
- 6☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:03
- 7♀︎ Venus02:03 – 02:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:20
- 9☽︎ Moon03:20 – 03:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:59 – 04:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:38 – 05:17
- 12♂︎ Mars05:17 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Saturday, 20 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 22:10: the day lasts 16h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 7h 46m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:55 to 07:17: 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.