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 Wednesday, 4 October 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:06 – 09:03
- 2☽︎ Moon09:03 – 10:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 10:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:57 – 11:55
- 5♂︎ Mars11:55 – 12:52
- 6☉︎ Sun12:52 – 13:49
- 7♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:44
- 9☽︎ Moon15:44 – 16:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 17:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:38 – 18:35
- 12♂︎ Mars18:35 – 19:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:35
- 2♀︎ Venus20:35 – 21:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:41
- 4☽︎ Moon22:41 – 23:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:44 – 00:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:50
- 7♂︎ Mars01:50 – 02:53
- 8☉︎ Sun02:53 – 03:56
- 9♀︎ Venus03:56 – 04:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 06:01
- 11☽︎ Moon06:01 – 07:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:04 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Wednesday, 4 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:06 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 11h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 12h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:06 to 09:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.