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, 23 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 21:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:09 – 07:27
- 2♀︎ Venus07:27 – 08:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 10:03
- 4☽︎ Moon10:03 – 11:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:22 – 12:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:40 – 13:58
- 7♂︎ Mars13:58 – 15:16
- 8☉︎ Sun15:16 – 16:34
- 9♀︎ Venus16:34 – 17:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:53 – 19:11
- 11☽︎ Moon19:11 – 20:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:29 – 21:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:47 – 22:29
- 2♂︎ Mars22:29 – 23:11
- 3☉︎ Sun23:11 – 23:52
- 4♀︎ Venus23:52 – 00:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:34 – 01:16
- 6☽︎ Moon01:16 – 01:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:58 – 02:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:39 – 03:21
- 9♂︎ Mars03:21 – 04:03
- 10☉︎ Sun04:03 – 04:44
- 11♀︎ Venus04:44 – 05:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:26 – 06:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Sunday, 23 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 21:47: the day lasts 15h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 8h 20m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:09 to 07:27: 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.