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, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 21:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:16 – 07:35
- 2♀︎ Venus07:35 – 08:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:53 – 10:12
- 4☽︎ Moon10:12 – 11:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:30 – 12:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:49 – 14:07
- 7♂︎ Mars14:07 – 15:25
- 8☉︎ Sun15:25 – 16:44
- 9♀︎ Venus16:44 – 18:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury18:02 – 19:21
- 11☽︎ Moon19:21 – 20:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:39 – 21:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:57 – 22:39
- 2♂︎ Mars22:39 – 23:21
- 3☉︎ Sun23:21 – 00:02
- 4♀︎ Venus00:02 – 00:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:44 – 01:26
- 6☽︎ Moon01:26 – 02:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:08 – 02:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:49 – 03:31
- 9♂︎ Mars03:31 – 04:13
- 10☉︎ Sun04:13 – 04:54
- 11♀︎ Venus04:54 – 05:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:36 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 21:57: the day lasts 15h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 8h 20m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:16 to 07:35: 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.