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 Sunday, 5 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 22:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:03 – 07:23
- 2♀︎ Venus07:23 – 08:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 10:04
- 4☽︎ Moon10:04 – 11:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:24 – 12:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:45 – 14:05
- 7♂︎ Mars14:05 – 15:26
- 8☉︎ Sun15:26 – 16:46
- 9♀︎ Venus16:46 – 18:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury18:07 – 19:27
- 11☽︎ Moon19:27 – 20:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:48 – 22:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter22:08 – 22:48
- 2♂︎ Mars22:48 – 23:27
- 3☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:07
- 4♀︎ Venus00:07 – 00:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:47 – 01:26
- 6☽︎ Moon01:26 – 02:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:06 – 02:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:45 – 03:25
- 9♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:05
- 10☉︎ Sun04:05 – 04:44
- 11♀︎ Venus04:44 – 05:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Sunday, 5 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 22:08: the day lasts 16h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 7h 55m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:03 to 07:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.