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 Tuesday, 2 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:31 – 09:18
- 2☉︎ Sun09:18 – 10:06
- 3♀︎ Venus10:06 – 10:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:53 – 11:40
- 5☽︎ Moon11:40 – 12:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:28 – 13:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:15 – 14:02
- 8♂︎ Mars14:02 – 14:50
- 9☉︎ Sun14:50 – 15:37
- 10♀︎ Venus15:37 – 16:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:24 – 17:11
- 12☽︎ Moon17:11 – 17:59
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:59 – 19:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:11 – 20:24
- 3♂︎ Mars20:24 – 21:36
- 4☉︎ Sun21:36 – 22:49
- 5♀︎ Venus22:49 – 00:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:02 – 01:14
- 7☽︎ Moon01:14 – 02:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:27 – 03:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:39 – 04:52
- 10♂︎ Mars04:52 – 06:04
- 11☉︎ Sun06:04 – 07:17
- 12♀︎ Venus07:17 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Tuesday, 2 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 9h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 14h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:31 to 09:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.