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, 23 October 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:34
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 08:35
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:34 – 09:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:17
- 3♂︎ Mars10:17 – 11:09
- 4☉︎ Sun11:09 – 12:01
- 5♀︎ Venus12:01 – 12:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:53 – 13:45
- 7☽︎ Moon13:45 – 14:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:37 – 15:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:29 – 16:21
- 10♂︎ Mars16:21 – 17:12
- 11☉︎ Sun17:12 – 18:04
- 12♀︎ Venus18:04 – 18:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:56 – 20:04
- 2☽︎ Moon20:04 – 21:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:13 – 22:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:21 – 23:29
- 5♂︎ Mars23:29 – 00:37
- 6☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:46
- 7♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 04:02
- 9☽︎ Moon04:02 – 05:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 06:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:19 – 07:27
- 12♂︎ Mars07:27 – 08:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Saturday, 23 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:34 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 10h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 13h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:34 to 09:26: 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.