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 Sunday, 24 October 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:35
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:35 – 09:27
- 2♀︎ Venus09:27 – 10:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:18 – 11:10
- 4☽︎ Moon11:10 – 12:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:02 – 12:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:53 – 13:45
- 7♂︎ Mars13:45 – 14:36
- 8☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:28
- 9♀︎ Venus15:28 – 16:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:11
- 11☽︎ Moon17:11 – 18:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:03 – 18:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:54 – 20:03
- 2♂︎ Mars20:03 – 21:11
- 3☉︎ Sun21:11 – 22:20
- 4♀︎ Venus22:20 – 23:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:28 – 00:37
- 6☽︎ Moon00:37 – 01:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:46 – 02:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:54 – 04:03
- 9♂︎ Mars04:03 – 05:11
- 10☉︎ Sun05:11 – 06:20
- 11♀︎ Venus06:20 – 07:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Sunday, 24 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:35 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:35 to 09:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.