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, 9 September 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:29 – 08:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:34 – 09:39
- 3♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:43
- 4☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:48
- 5♀︎ Venus11:48 – 12:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:53 – 13:58
- 7☽︎ Moon13:58 – 15:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:02 – 16:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:12
- 10♂︎ Mars17:12 – 18:16
- 11☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:21
- 12♀︎ Venus19:21 – 20:26
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:26 – 21:21
- 2☽︎ Moon21:21 – 22:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:08
- 5♂︎ Mars00:08 – 01:03
- 6☉︎ Sun01:03 – 01:58
- 7♀︎ Venus01:58 – 02:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 03:49
- 9☽︎ Moon03:49 – 04:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:45 – 05:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:40 – 06:35
- 12♂︎ Mars06:35 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Saturday, 9 September 2028, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 20:26: the day lasts 12h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 11h 05m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:29 to 08:34: 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.