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 March 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:05 – 08:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:05 – 09:06
- 3♂︎ Mars09:06 – 10:07
- 4☉︎ Sun10:07 – 11:07
- 5♀︎ Venus11:07 – 12:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:08 – 13:09
- 7☽︎ Moon13:09 – 14:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:10 – 15:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:10 – 16:11
- 10♂︎ Mars16:11 – 17:12
- 11☉︎ Sun17:12 – 18:13
- 12♀︎ Venus18:13 – 19:13
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:13 – 20:12
- 2☽︎ Moon20:12 – 21:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:12 – 22:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:11 – 23:10
- 5♂︎ Mars23:10 – 00:09
- 6☉︎ Sun00:09 – 01:08
- 7♀︎ Venus01:08 – 02:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:07 – 03:06
- 9☽︎ Moon03:06 – 04:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 05:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:04 – 06:03
- 12♂︎ Mars06:03 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Saturday, 20 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 12h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 11h 49m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:05 to 08:05: 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.