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, 19 August 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 21:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:59 – 08:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:10 – 09:21
- 3♂︎ Mars09:21 – 10:32
- 4☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:42
- 5♀︎ Venus11:42 – 12:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:53 – 14:04
- 7☽︎ Moon14:04 – 15:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 16:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:26 – 17:36
- 10♂︎ Mars17:36 – 18:47
- 11☉︎ Sun18:47 – 19:58
- 12♀︎ Venus19:58 – 21:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 21:58
- 2☽︎ Moon21:58 – 22:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:47 – 23:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:37 – 00:26
- 5♂︎ Mars00:26 – 01:15
- 6☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:05
- 7♀︎ Venus02:05 – 02:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 03:43
- 9☽︎ Moon03:43 – 04:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:33 – 05:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:22 – 06:11
- 12♂︎ Mars06:11 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Saturday, 19 August 2028, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 21:09: the day lasts 14h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 9h 52m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:59 to 08:10: 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.