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, 29 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 20:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:13 – 08:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:21 – 09:29
- 3♂︎ Mars09:29 – 10:37
- 4☉︎ Sun10:37 – 11:45
- 5♀︎ Venus11:45 – 12:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:53 – 14:01
- 7☽︎ Moon14:01 – 15:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:18 – 17:26
- 10♂︎ Mars17:26 – 18:34
- 11☉︎ Sun18:34 – 19:42
- 12♀︎ Venus19:42 – 20:50
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:50 – 21:42
- 2☽︎ Moon21:42 – 22:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:26 – 00:18
- 5♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:10
- 6☉︎ Sun01:10 – 02:02
- 7♀︎ Venus02:02 – 02:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 03:46
- 9☽︎ Moon03:46 – 04:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:38 – 05:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:30 – 06:22
- 12♂︎ Mars06:22 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Saturday, 29 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 20:50: the day lasts 13h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 10h 24m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:13 to 08:21: 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.