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 Tuesday, 25 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 20:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:07 – 08:16
- 2☉︎ Sun08:16 – 09:25
- 3♀︎ Venus09:25 – 10:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:35 – 11:44
- 5☽︎ Moon11:44 – 12:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:53 – 14:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 15:12
- 8♂︎ Mars15:12 – 16:21
- 9☉︎ Sun16:21 – 17:30
- 10♀︎ Venus17:30 – 18:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:40 – 19:49
- 12☽︎ Moon19:49 – 20:58
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:58 – 21:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:49 – 22:40
- 3♂︎ Mars22:40 – 23:31
- 4☉︎ Sun23:31 – 00:22
- 5♀︎ Venus00:22 – 01:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:12 – 02:03
- 7☽︎ Moon02:03 – 02:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:54 – 03:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:45 – 04:36
- 10♂︎ Mars04:36 – 05:27
- 11☉︎ Sun05:27 – 06:18
- 12♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Tuesday, 25 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 20:58: the day lasts 13h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 10h 10m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:07 to 08:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.