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 Thursday, 9 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 22:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:06 – 07:26
- 2♂︎ Mars07:26 – 08:46
- 3☉︎ Sun08:46 – 10:06
- 4♀︎ Venus10:06 – 11:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:26 – 12:46
- 6☽︎ Moon12:46 – 14:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn14:06 – 15:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter15:26 – 16:46
- 9♂︎ Mars16:46 – 18:06
- 10☉︎ Sun18:06 – 19:26
- 11♀︎ Venus19:26 – 20:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury20:46 – 22:06
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon22:06 – 22:46
- 2♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:26
- 3♃︎ Jupiter23:26 – 00:06
- 4♂︎ Mars00:06 – 00:46
- 5☉︎ Sun00:46 – 01:26
- 6♀︎ Venus01:26 – 02:06
- 7☿︎ Mercury02:06 – 02:47
- 8☽︎ Moon02:47 – 03:27
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:27 – 04:07
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:07 – 04:47
- 11♂︎ Mars04:47 – 05:27
- 12☉︎ Sun05:27 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Thursday, 9 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 22:06: the day lasts 16h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 8h 01m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:06 to 07:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.