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, 22 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:45
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:44
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:45 – 09:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:14
- 3♂︎ Mars10:14 – 10:59
- 4☉︎ Sun10:59 – 11:43
- 5♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:28 – 13:13
- 7☽︎ Moon13:13 – 13:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:57 – 14:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:42 – 15:27
- 10♂︎ Mars15:27 – 16:11
- 11☉︎ Sun16:11 – 16:56
- 12♀︎ Venus16:56 – 17:41
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:41 – 18:56
- 2☽︎ Moon18:56 – 20:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:11 – 21:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:42
- 5♂︎ Mars22:42 – 23:57
- 6☉︎ Sun23:57 – 01:12
- 7♀︎ Venus01:12 – 02:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:27 – 03:43
- 9☽︎ Moon03:43 – 04:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 06:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:13 – 07:28
- 12♂︎ Mars07:28 – 08:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Saturday, 22 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:45 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 8h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:44, lasts 15h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:45 to 09:29: 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.