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, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 21:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:53 – 08:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:05 – 09:17
- 3♂︎ Mars09:17 – 10:29
- 4☉︎ Sun10:29 – 11:41
- 5♀︎ Venus11:41 – 12:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:53 – 14:05
- 7☽︎ Moon14:05 – 15:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:41
- 10♂︎ Mars17:41 – 18:53
- 11☉︎ Sun18:53 – 20:05
- 12♀︎ Venus20:05 – 21:17
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:05
- 2☽︎ Moon22:05 – 22:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 23:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:30
- 5♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:18
- 6☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:06
- 7♀︎ Venus02:06 – 02:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 03:42
- 9☽︎ Moon03:42 – 04:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:18 – 06:06
- 12♂︎ Mars06:06 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 21:17: the day lasts 14h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 9h 37m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:53 to 08:05: 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.