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 Wednesday, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 22:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:25
- 2☽︎ Moon07:25 – 08:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:45 – 10:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:06 – 11:26
- 5♂︎ Mars11:26 – 12:46
- 6☉︎ Sun12:46 – 14:06
- 7♀︎ Venus14:06 – 15:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:26 – 16:46
- 9☽︎ Moon16:46 – 18:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn18:06 – 19:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:26 – 20:46
- 12♂︎ Mars20:46 – 22:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun22:06 – 22:46
- 2♀︎ Venus22:46 – 23:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 00:06
- 4☽︎ Moon00:06 – 00:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:46 – 01:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:06
- 7♂︎ Mars02:06 – 02:46
- 8☉︎ Sun02:46 – 03:26
- 9♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 04:46
- 11☽︎ Moon04:46 – 05:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:26 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 22:06: the day lasts 16h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 8h 00m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:05 to 07:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.