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 Monday, 8 May 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 21:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:28 – 07:43
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 08:58
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 10:13
- 4♂︎ Mars10:13 – 11:28
- 5☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:43
- 6♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:58
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:58 – 15:13
- 8☽︎ Moon15:13 – 16:28
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:43
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:43 – 18:58
- 11♂︎ Mars18:58 – 20:13
- 12☉︎ Sun20:13 – 21:28
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:13 – 22:58
- 3☽︎ Moon22:58 – 23:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:43 – 00:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:12
- 6♂︎ Mars01:12 – 01:57
- 7☉︎ Sun01:57 – 02:42
- 8♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:12
- 10☽︎ Moon04:12 – 04:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:56 – 05:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:41 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Monday, 8 May 2028, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 21:28: the day lasts 15h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 8h 58m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:28 to 07:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.