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, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:51
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 08:52
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:51 – 09:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:32 – 10:13
- 3☽︎ Moon10:13 – 10:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:54 – 11:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:35 – 12:16
- 6♂︎ Mars12:16 – 12:57
- 7☉︎ Sun12:57 – 13:39
- 8♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:20 – 15:01
- 10☽︎ Moon15:01 – 15:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:42 – 16:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:23 – 17:04
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:04 – 18:23
- 2☉︎ Sun18:23 – 19:42
- 3♀︎ Venus19:42 – 21:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 22:20
- 5☽︎ Moon22:20 – 23:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:58 – 02:17
- 8♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:36
- 9☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:55
- 10♀︎ Venus04:55 – 06:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:14 – 07:33
- 12☽︎ Moon07:33 – 08:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:51 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 8h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:52, lasts 15h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:51 to 09:32: 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.