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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:37
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 08:38
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:37 – 09:19
- 2♂︎ Mars09:19 – 10:01
- 3☉︎ Sun10:01 – 10:44
- 4♀︎ Venus10:44 – 11:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:26 – 12:08
- 6☽︎ Moon12:08 – 12:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:51 – 13:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:33 – 14:15
- 9♂︎ Mars14:15 – 14:58
- 10☉︎ Sun14:58 – 15:40
- 11♀︎ Venus15:40 – 16:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:22 – 17:04
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:04 – 18:22
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:22 – 19:40
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:40 – 20:58
- 4♂︎ Mars20:58 – 22:16
- 5☉︎ Sun22:16 – 23:33
- 6♀︎ Venus23:33 – 00:51
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:51 – 02:09
- 8☽︎ Moon02:09 – 03:27
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:27 – 04:45
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:45 – 06:02
- 11♂︎ Mars06:02 – 07:20
- 12☉︎ Sun07:20 – 08:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:37 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 8h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:38, lasts 15h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:37 to 09:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.