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, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:36 – 09:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:27 – 10:19
- 3♂︎ Mars10:19 – 11:10
- 4☉︎ Sun11:10 – 12:02
- 5♀︎ Venus12:02 – 12:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:53 – 13:45
- 7☽︎ Moon13:45 – 14:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:36 – 15:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:28 – 16:19
- 10♂︎ Mars16:19 – 17:11
- 11☉︎ Sun17:11 – 18:02
- 12♀︎ Venus18:02 – 18:54
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:54 – 20:02
- 2☽︎ Moon20:02 – 21:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:11 – 22:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:20 – 23:28
- 5♂︎ Mars23:28 – 00:37
- 6☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:46
- 7♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 03:03
- 9☽︎ Moon03:03 – 04:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:11 – 05:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:20 – 06:29
- 12♂︎ Mars06:29 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 10h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:36 to 09:27: 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.