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, 20 October 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:29
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:29 – 09:22
- 2☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 11:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 12:00
- 5♂︎ Mars12:00 – 12:53
- 6☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:45
- 7♀︎ Venus13:45 – 14:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:31
- 9☽︎ Moon15:31 – 16:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:24 – 17:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:09
- 12♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:02 – 20:09
- 2♀︎ Venus20:09 – 21:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:24
- 4☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:46
- 7♂︎ Mars01:46 – 02:54
- 8☉︎ Sun02:54 – 04:01
- 9♀︎ Venus04:01 – 05:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:16
- 11☽︎ Moon06:16 – 07:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:23 – 08:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Wednesday, 20 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:29 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 10h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 13h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:29 to 09:22: 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.