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, 16 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:50
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 08:49
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:50 – 09:33
- 2♀︎ Venus09:33 – 10:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:17 – 11:00
- 4☽︎ Moon11:00 – 11:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:44 – 12:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:27 – 13:11
- 7♂︎ Mars13:11 – 13:54
- 8☉︎ Sun13:54 – 14:38
- 9♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:05
- 11☽︎ Moon16:05 – 16:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:48 – 17:31
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:31 – 18:48
- 2♂︎ Mars18:48 – 20:04
- 3☉︎ Sun20:04 – 21:21
- 4♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:54
- 6☽︎ Moon23:54 – 01:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:10 – 02:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:27 – 03:43
- 9♂︎ Mars03:43 – 05:00
- 10☉︎ Sun05:00 – 06:16
- 11♀︎ Venus06:16 – 07:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:33 – 08:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Sunday, 16 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:50 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 8h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:49, lasts 15h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:50 to 09:33: 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.