Planetary hours
in Brampton.
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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 16:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:40 – 08:25
- 2☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 09:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 10:41
- 5♂︎ Mars10:41 – 11:26
- 6☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:11
- 7♀︎ Venus12:11 – 12:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 13:41
- 9☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:26 – 15:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:11 – 15:56
- 12♂︎ Mars15:56 – 16:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:41 – 17:56
- 2♀︎ Venus17:56 – 19:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:11 – 20:26
- 4☽︎ Moon20:26 – 21:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:41 – 22:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:56 – 00:11
- 7♂︎ Mars00:11 – 01:26
- 8☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:41
- 9♀︎ Venus02:41 – 03:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 05:11
- 11☽︎ Moon05:11 – 06:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:26 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brampton?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 16:41: the day lasts 9h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 15h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:40 to 08:25: 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.