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 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 22:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:02 – 07:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:23 – 08:43
- 3♂︎ Mars08:43 – 10:04
- 4☉︎ Sun10:04 – 11:24
- 5♀︎ Venus11:24 – 12:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:45 – 14:05
- 7☽︎ Moon14:05 – 15:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:46 – 18:07
- 10♂︎ Mars18:07 – 19:27
- 11☉︎ Sun19:27 – 20:48
- 12♀︎ Venus20:48 – 22:08
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 22:48
- 2☽︎ Moon22:48 – 23:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter00:07 – 00:47
- 5♂︎ Mars00:47 – 01:26
- 6☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:06
- 7♀︎ Venus02:06 – 02:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:45 – 03:25
- 9☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:04 – 04:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:44 – 05:23
- 12♂︎ Mars05:23 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 22:08: the day lasts 16h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 7h 54m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:02 to 07:23: 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.