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 Sunday, 4 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 20:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:33 – 08:38
- 2♀︎ Venus08:38 – 09:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:43 – 10:49
- 4☽︎ Moon10:49 – 11:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:54 – 12:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:59 – 14:04
- 7♂︎ Mars14:04 – 15:10
- 8☉︎ Sun15:10 – 16:15
- 9♀︎ Venus16:15 – 17:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:20 – 18:26
- 11☽︎ Moon18:26 – 19:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:31 – 20:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:36 – 21:31
- 2♂︎ Mars21:31 – 22:25
- 3☉︎ Sun22:25 – 23:20
- 4♀︎ Venus23:20 – 00:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:14 – 01:09
- 6☽︎ Moon01:09 – 02:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:03 – 02:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:58 – 03:53
- 9♂︎ Mars03:53 – 04:47
- 10☉︎ Sun04:47 – 05:42
- 11♀︎ Venus05:42 – 06:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:36 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Sunday, 4 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 20:36: the day lasts 13h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 10h 54m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:33 to 08:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.