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 Wednesday, 6 October 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 08:09
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:08 – 09:04
- 2☽︎ Moon09:04 – 10:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:01 – 10:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 11:55
- 5♂︎ Mars11:55 – 12:52
- 6☉︎ Sun12:52 – 13:49
- 7♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:42
- 9☽︎ Moon15:42 – 16:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:39 – 17:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:36 – 18:33
- 12♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:30 – 20:33
- 2♀︎ Venus20:33 – 21:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:40
- 4☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:43 – 00:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 01:49
- 7♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:53
- 8☉︎ Sun02:53 – 03:56
- 9♀︎ Venus03:56 – 04:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 06:02
- 11☽︎ Moon06:02 – 07:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:06 – 08:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Wednesday, 6 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 11h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:09, lasts 12h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:08 to 09:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.