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, 27 August 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 20:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:11 – 08:19
- 2♀︎ Venus08:19 – 09:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:28 – 10:36
- 4☽︎ Moon10:36 – 11:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:45 – 12:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:53 – 14:02
- 7♂︎ Mars14:02 – 15:10
- 8☉︎ Sun15:10 – 16:19
- 9♀︎ Venus16:19 – 17:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:27 – 18:36
- 11☽︎ Moon18:36 – 19:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:45 – 20:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:53 – 21:45
- 2♂︎ Mars21:45 – 22:36
- 3☉︎ Sun22:36 – 23:28
- 4♀︎ Venus23:28 – 00:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:19 – 01:11
- 6☽︎ Moon01:11 – 02:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:03 – 02:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:54 – 03:46
- 9♂︎ Mars03:46 – 04:37
- 10☉︎ Sun04:37 – 05:29
- 11♀︎ Venus05:29 – 06:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:20 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Sunday, 27 August 2028, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 20:53: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 10h 19m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:11 to 08:19: 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.