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 Friday, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:12
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 08:14
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:12 – 09:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:08 – 10:04
- 3☽︎ Moon10:04 – 11:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 11:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 12:52
- 6♂︎ Mars12:52 – 13:48
- 7☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:44
- 8♀︎ Venus14:44 – 15:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:40 – 16:35
- 10☽︎ Moon16:35 – 17:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:27 – 19:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:27
- 2☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:32
- 3♀︎ Venus21:32 – 22:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:40
- 5☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:53
- 8♂︎ Mars02:53 – 03:57
- 9☉︎ Sun03:57 – 05:01
- 10♀︎ Venus05:01 – 06:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:10
- 12☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:12 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 11h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:14, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:12 to 09:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.