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, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 08:06
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:05 – 09:02
- 2♀︎ Venus09:02 – 10:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:00 – 10:57
- 4☽︎ Moon10:57 – 11:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:54 – 12:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:52 – 13:49
- 7♂︎ Mars13:49 – 14:47
- 8☉︎ Sun14:47 – 15:44
- 9♀︎ Venus15:44 – 16:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:41 – 17:39
- 11☽︎ Moon17:39 – 18:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:36 – 19:34
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:34 – 20:36
- 2♂︎ Mars20:36 – 21:39
- 3☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:42
- 4♀︎ Venus22:42 – 23:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:44 – 00:47
- 6☽︎ Moon00:47 – 01:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:50 – 02:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:53 – 03:55
- 9♂︎ Mars03:55 – 04:58
- 10☉︎ Sun04:58 – 06:01
- 11♀︎ Venus06:01 – 07:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:04 – 08:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 11h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:06, lasts 12h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:05 to 09:02: 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.