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, 22 October 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:33
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 08:35
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:33 – 09:25
- 2♀︎ Venus09:25 – 10:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:17 – 11:09
- 4☽︎ Moon11:09 – 12:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:01 – 12:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:53 – 13:45
- 7♂︎ Mars13:45 – 14:37
- 8☉︎ Sun14:37 – 15:29
- 9♀︎ Venus15:29 – 16:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:21 – 17:13
- 11☽︎ Moon17:13 – 18:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:05 – 18:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:57 – 20:05
- 2♂︎ Mars20:05 – 21:13
- 3☉︎ Sun21:13 – 22:21
- 4♀︎ Venus22:21 – 23:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:29 – 00:38
- 6☽︎ Moon00:38 – 01:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:46 – 02:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:54 – 04:02
- 9♂︎ Mars04:02 – 05:10
- 10☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:19
- 11♀︎ Venus06:19 – 07:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:27 – 08:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Sunday, 22 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:33 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 10h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:33 to 09:25: 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.