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, 10 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:14 – 09:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:10 – 10:05
- 3♂︎ Mars10:05 – 11:01
- 4☉︎ Sun11:01 – 11:56
- 5♀︎ Venus11:56 – 12:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 13:48
- 7☽︎ Moon13:48 – 14:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:39 – 16:34
- 10♂︎ Mars16:34 – 17:30
- 11☉︎ Sun17:30 – 18:26
- 12♀︎ Venus18:26 – 19:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:21 – 20:26
- 2☽︎ Moon20:26 – 21:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:30 – 22:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:35 – 23:39
- 5♂︎ Mars23:39 – 00:44
- 6☉︎ Sun00:44 – 01:48
- 7♀︎ Venus01:48 – 02:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:53 – 03:57
- 9☽︎ Moon03:57 – 05:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:02 – 06:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:06 – 07:11
- 12♂︎ Mars07:11 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Saturday, 10 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:14 to 09:10: 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.