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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 21:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:34 – 07:50
- 2♀︎ Venus07:50 – 09:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:05 – 10:21
- 4☽︎ Moon10:21 – 11:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:36 – 12:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:51 – 14:07
- 7♂︎ Mars14:07 – 15:22
- 8☉︎ Sun15:22 – 16:38
- 9♀︎ Venus16:38 – 17:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:53 – 19:08
- 11☽︎ Moon19:08 – 20:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:24 – 21:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:39 – 22:24
- 2♂︎ Mars22:24 – 23:09
- 3☉︎ Sun23:09 – 23:53
- 4♀︎ Venus23:53 – 00:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:38 – 01:23
- 6☽︎ Moon01:23 – 02:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:07 – 02:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:52 – 03:37
- 9♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:22
- 10☉︎ Sun04:22 – 05:06
- 11♀︎ Venus05:06 – 05:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 21:39: the day lasts 15h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 8h 57m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:34 to 07:50: 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.