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, 4 October 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 08:06
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:05 – 09:02
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 09:59
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:59 – 10:57
- 4♂︎ Mars10:57 – 11:54
- 5☉︎ Sun11:54 – 12:52
- 6♀︎ Venus12:52 – 13:49
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:49 – 14:47
- 8☽︎ Moon14:47 – 15:44
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:44 – 16:42
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:42 – 17:39
- 11♂︎ Mars17:39 – 18:37
- 12☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:34
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:34 – 20:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:37 – 21:39
- 3☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:42 – 23:45
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:45 – 00:47
- 6♂︎ Mars00:47 – 01:50
- 7☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:53
- 8♀︎ Venus02:53 – 03:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 04:58
- 10☽︎ Moon04:58 – 06:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:01 – 07:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:03 – 08:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Monday, 4 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 11h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:06, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:05 to 09:02: 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.