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 Sunday, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:42
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 08:41
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:42 – 09:28
- 2♀︎ Venus09:28 – 10:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:13 – 10:58
- 4☽︎ Moon10:58 – 11:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:43 – 12:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:28 – 13:13
- 7♂︎ Mars13:13 – 13:58
- 8☉︎ Sun13:58 – 14:43
- 9♀︎ Venus14:43 – 15:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:14
- 11☽︎ Moon16:14 – 16:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 17:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 18:59
- 2♂︎ Mars18:59 – 20:14
- 3☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:28
- 4♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:43 – 23:58
- 6☽︎ Moon23:58 – 01:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:13 – 02:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:27 – 03:42
- 9♂︎ Mars03:42 – 04:57
- 10☉︎ Sun04:57 – 06:12
- 11♀︎ Venus06:12 – 07:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:41
Other cities · France
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:42 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 9h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:41, lasts 14h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:42 to 09:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.