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, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 21:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:04 – 08:14
- 2♀︎ Venus08:14 – 09:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:24 – 10:34
- 4☽︎ Moon10:34 – 11:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:43 – 12:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:53 – 14:03
- 7♂︎ Mars14:03 – 15:13
- 8☉︎ Sun15:13 – 16:23
- 9♀︎ Venus16:23 – 17:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:33 – 18:42
- 11☽︎ Moon18:42 – 19:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:52 – 21:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:02 – 21:52
- 2♂︎ Mars21:52 – 22:43
- 3☉︎ Sun22:43 – 23:33
- 4♀︎ Venus23:33 – 00:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:23 – 01:14
- 6☽︎ Moon01:14 – 02:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:04 – 02:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:54 – 03:44
- 9♂︎ Mars03:44 – 04:35
- 10☉︎ Sun04:35 – 05:25
- 11♀︎ Venus05:25 – 06:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 21:02: the day lasts 13h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:04 to 08:14: 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.