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 Monday, 31 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:23
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:23 – 09:31
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:38
- 4♂︎ Mars10:38 – 11:46
- 5☉︎ Sun11:46 – 12:53
- 6♀︎ Venus12:53 – 14:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 15:08
- 8☽︎ Moon15:08 – 16:16
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:23
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:23 – 18:31
- 11♂︎ Mars18:31 – 19:38
- 12☉︎ Sun19:38 – 20:46
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:46 – 21:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:31
- 3☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:16 – 01:09
- 6♂︎ Mars01:09 – 02:01
- 7☉︎ Sun02:01 – 02:54
- 8♀︎ Venus02:54 – 03:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:39
- 10☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:32 – 06:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:24 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Monday, 31 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 13h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 10h 31m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:16 to 08:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.