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, 27 October 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:40
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 08:42
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:40 – 09:31
- 2☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 11:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 12:03
- 5♂︎ Mars12:03 – 12:54
- 6☉︎ Sun12:54 – 13:44
- 7♀︎ Venus13:44 – 14:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 15:26
- 9☽︎ Moon15:26 – 16:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 17:58
- 12♂︎ Mars17:58 – 18:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:49 – 19:58
- 2♀︎ Venus19:58 – 21:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 22:17
- 4☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:45
- 7♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:55
- 8☉︎ Sun02:55 – 04:04
- 9♀︎ Venus04:04 – 05:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:23
- 11☽︎ Moon06:23 – 07:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:32 – 08:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Wednesday, 27 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:40 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 10h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:42, lasts 13h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:40 to 09:31: 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.