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 Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 21:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:43 – 07:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:57 – 09:11
- 3♂︎ Mars09:11 – 10:24
- 4☉︎ Sun10:24 – 11:38
- 5♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 14:06
- 7☽︎ Moon14:06 – 15:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 16:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:34 – 17:48
- 10♂︎ Mars17:48 – 19:02
- 11☉︎ Sun19:02 – 20:16
- 12♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:30
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:30 – 22:16
- 2☽︎ Moon22:16 – 23:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:02 – 23:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 00:34
- 5♂︎ Mars00:34 – 01:21
- 6☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:07
- 7♀︎ Venus02:07 – 02:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:53 – 03:39
- 9☽︎ Moon03:39 – 04:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:25 – 05:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:12 – 05:58
- 12♂︎ Mars05:58 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 21:30: the day lasts 14h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 9h 15m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:43 to 07:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.