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, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:39
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 08:40
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:39 – 09:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:03
- 3♂︎ Mars10:03 – 10:45
- 4☉︎ Sun10:45 – 11:27
- 5♀︎ Venus11:27 – 12:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:09 – 12:51
- 7☽︎ Moon12:51 – 13:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:33 – 14:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:15 – 14:58
- 10♂︎ Mars14:58 – 15:40
- 11☉︎ Sun15:40 – 16:22
- 12♀︎ Venus16:22 – 17:04
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:04 – 18:22
- 2☽︎ Moon18:22 – 19:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:40 – 20:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:58 – 22:16
- 5♂︎ Mars22:16 – 23:34
- 6☉︎ Sun23:34 – 00:52
- 7♀︎ Venus00:52 – 02:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:10 – 03:28
- 9☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:46 – 06:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:04 – 07:22
- 12♂︎ Mars07:22 – 08:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:39 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 8h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:40, lasts 15h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:39 to 09:21: 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.