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 Monday, 8 March 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:30 – 08:27
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:27 – 09:24
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:24 – 10:21
- 4♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:18
- 5☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:15
- 6♀︎ Venus12:15 – 13:12
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 14:09
- 8☽︎ Moon14:09 – 15:06
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 16:03
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 17:00
- 11♂︎ Mars17:00 – 17:58
- 12☉︎ Sun17:58 – 18:55
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:55 – 19:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:57 – 21:00
- 3☽︎ Moon21:00 – 22:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 23:06
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:06 – 00:08
- 6♂︎ Mars00:08 – 01:11
- 7☉︎ Sun01:11 – 02:14
- 8♀︎ Venus02:14 – 03:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:19
- 10☽︎ Moon04:19 – 05:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:22 – 06:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:25 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Monday, 8 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 11h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 12h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:30 to 08:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.