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 Wednesday, 3 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:28
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:30 – 09:17
- 2☽︎ Moon09:17 – 10:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 10:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 11:40
- 5♂︎ Mars11:40 – 12:27
- 6☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:15
- 7♀︎ Venus13:15 – 14:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 14:50
- 9☽︎ Moon14:50 – 15:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:38 – 16:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:13
- 12♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:00 – 19:13
- 2♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:25 – 21:37
- 4☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:50 – 00:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 01:14
- 7♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:27
- 8☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:39
- 9♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 06:04
- 11☽︎ Moon06:04 – 07:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Wednesday, 3 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 9h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:28, lasts 14h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:30 to 09:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.