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 Monday, 8 January 2029: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:54
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 08:54
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:54 – 09:36
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:19 – 11:01
- 4♂︎ Mars11:01 – 11:43
- 5☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:26
- 6♀︎ Venus12:26 – 13:08
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 13:50
- 8☽︎ Moon13:50 – 14:32
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:32 – 15:15
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:15 – 15:57
- 11♂︎ Mars15:57 – 16:39
- 12☉︎ Sun16:39 – 17:22
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:22 – 18:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:39 – 19:57
- 3☽︎ Moon19:57 – 21:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:15 – 22:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:32 – 23:50
- 6♂︎ Mars23:50 – 01:08
- 7☉︎ Sun01:08 – 02:25
- 8♀︎ Venus02:25 – 03:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 05:01
- 10☽︎ Moon05:01 – 06:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:18 – 07:36
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:36 – 08:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Monday, 8 January 2029, the Sun rises at 08:54 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 8h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:54, lasts 15h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:54 to 09:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.