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, 2 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:56
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 08:56
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:56 – 09:37
- 2♀︎ Venus09:37 – 10:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:19 – 11:00
- 4☽︎ Moon11:00 – 11:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:42 – 12:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:23 – 13:05
- 7♂︎ Mars13:05 – 13:46
- 8☉︎ Sun13:46 – 14:28
- 9♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 15:51
- 11☽︎ Moon15:51 – 16:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:14 – 18:32
- 2♂︎ Mars18:32 – 19:51
- 3☉︎ Sun19:51 – 21:09
- 4♀︎ Venus21:09 – 22:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:46
- 6☽︎ Moon23:46 – 01:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:05 – 02:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 03:42
- 9♂︎ Mars03:42 – 05:00
- 10☉︎ Sun05:00 – 06:19
- 11♀︎ Venus06:19 – 07:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:37 – 08:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Sunday, 2 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:56 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 8h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:56, lasts 15h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:56 to 09:37: 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.