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, 14 August 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 21:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:51 – 08:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:03 – 09:16
- 3♂︎ Mars09:16 – 10:28
- 4☉︎ Sun10:28 – 11:40
- 5♀︎ Venus11:40 – 12:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:53 – 14:05
- 7☽︎ Moon14:05 – 15:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:42
- 10♂︎ Mars17:42 – 18:55
- 11☉︎ Sun18:55 – 20:07
- 12♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:20
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:20 – 22:07
- 2☽︎ Moon22:07 – 22:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:55 – 23:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:43 – 00:30
- 5♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:18
- 6☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:06
- 7♀︎ Venus02:06 – 02:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 03:41
- 9☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:29 – 05:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:17 – 06:05
- 12♂︎ Mars06:05 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Saturday, 14 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 21:20: the day lasts 14h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 9h 33m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:51 to 08:03: 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.