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, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:54
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 08:54
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 09:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:19
- 3♂︎ Mars10:19 – 11:01
- 4☉︎ Sun11:01 – 11:43
- 5♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:08
- 7☽︎ Moon13:08 – 13:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:50 – 14:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:33 – 15:15
- 10♂︎ Mars15:15 – 15:58
- 11☉︎ Sun15:58 – 16:40
- 12♀︎ Venus16:40 – 17:22
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:22 – 18:40
- 2☽︎ Moon18:40 – 19:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:57 – 21:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:15 – 22:33
- 5♂︎ Mars22:33 – 23:50
- 6☉︎ Sun23:50 – 01:08
- 7♀︎ Venus01:08 – 02:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 03:43
- 9☽︎ Moon03:43 – 05:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:01 – 06:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:18 – 07:36
- 12♂︎ Mars07:36 – 08:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:54 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 8h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:54, lasts 15h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:54 to 09:36: 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.