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, 11 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:46
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Next sunrise
- 08:47
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:46 – 09:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:08
- 3☽︎ Moon10:08 – 10:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:50 – 11:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:13
- 6♂︎ Mars12:13 – 12:54
- 7☉︎ Sun12:54 – 13:36
- 8♀︎ Venus13:36 – 14:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 14:58
- 10☽︎ Moon14:58 – 15:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:40 – 16:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:21 – 17:03
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:03 – 18:21
- 2☉︎ Sun18:21 – 19:40
- 3♀︎ Venus19:40 – 20:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 22:17
- 5☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:55 – 02:13
- 8♂︎ Mars02:13 – 03:32
- 9☉︎ Sun03:32 – 04:51
- 10♀︎ Venus04:51 – 06:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:28
- 12☽︎ Moon07:28 – 08:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Friday, 11 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:46 and sets at 17:03: the day lasts 8h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:47, lasts 15h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:46 to 09:27: 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.