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, 20 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:01 – 08:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:54 – 09:46
- 3♂︎ Mars09:46 – 10:38
- 4☉︎ Sun10:38 – 11:30
- 5♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:23 – 13:15
- 7☽︎ Moon13:15 – 14:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:07 – 15:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:00 – 15:52
- 10♂︎ Mars15:52 – 16:44
- 11☉︎ Sun16:44 – 17:37
- 12♀︎ Venus17:37 – 18:29
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:29 – 19:36
- 2☽︎ Moon19:36 – 20:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:44 – 21:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:51 – 22:59
- 5♂︎ Mars22:59 – 00:07
- 6☉︎ Sun00:07 – 01:14
- 7♀︎ Venus01:14 – 02:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:22 – 03:29
- 9☽︎ Moon03:29 – 04:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:37 – 05:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:44 – 06:52
- 12♂︎ Mars06:52 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Saturday, 20 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 13h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:01 to 08:54: 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.