Planetary hours
in Edmonton.
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, 4 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:49
- Sunset
- 16:28
- Next sunrise
- 08:48
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (America/Edmonton).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:49 – 09:27
- 2♀︎ Venus09:27 – 10:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:05 – 10:44
- 4☽︎ Moon10:44 – 11:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:22 – 12:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 12:39
- 7♂︎ Mars12:39 – 13:17
- 8☉︎ Sun13:17 – 13:55
- 9♀︎ Venus13:55 – 14:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:33 – 15:12
- 11☽︎ Moon15:12 – 15:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:50 – 16:28
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:28 – 17:50
- 2♂︎ Mars17:50 – 19:12
- 3☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:33
- 4♀︎ Venus20:33 – 21:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 23:17
- 6☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:38 – 02:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:00 – 03:22
- 9♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:43
- 10☉︎ Sun04:43 – 06:05
- 11♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:27 – 08:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edmonton?
On Sunday, 4 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:49 and sets at 16:28: the day lasts 7h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:48, lasts 16h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:49 to 09:27: 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.