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 Tuesday, 10 October 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:15
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:15 – 09:10
- 2☉︎ Sun09:10 – 10:06
- 3♀︎ Venus10:06 – 11:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:01 – 11:56
- 5☽︎ Moon11:56 – 12:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:52 – 13:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:47 – 14:43
- 8♂︎ Mars14:43 – 15:38
- 9☉︎ Sun15:38 – 16:34
- 10♀︎ Venus16:34 – 17:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:29 – 18:25
- 12☽︎ Moon18:25 – 19:20
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:20 – 20:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:25 – 21:29
- 3♂︎ Mars21:29 – 22:34
- 4☉︎ Sun22:34 – 23:39
- 5♀︎ Venus23:39 – 00:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:43 – 01:48
- 7☽︎ Moon01:48 – 02:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:53 – 03:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:57 – 05:02
- 10♂︎ Mars05:02 – 06:07
- 11☉︎ Sun06:07 – 07:12
- 12♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Tuesday, 10 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 11h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 12h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:15 to 09:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.