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 Wednesday, 7 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:47
- Sunset
- 16:32
- Next sunrise
- 08:47
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (America/Edmonton).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:47 – 09:26
- 2☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 10:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:22
- 5♂︎ Mars11:22 – 12:01
- 6☉︎ Sun12:01 – 12:40
- 7♀︎ Venus12:40 – 13:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:19 – 13:57
- 9☽︎ Moon13:57 – 14:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:36 – 15:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:15 – 15:54
- 12♂︎ Mars15:54 – 16:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:32 – 17:54
- 2♀︎ Venus17:54 – 19:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:15 – 20:36
- 4☽︎ Moon20:36 – 21:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:57 – 23:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 00:40
- 7♂︎ Mars00:40 – 02:01
- 8☉︎ Sun02:01 – 03:22
- 9♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 06:05
- 11☽︎ Moon06:05 – 07:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:26 – 08:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edmonton?
On Wednesday, 7 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:47 and sets at 16:32: the day lasts 7h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:47, lasts 16h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:47 to 09:26: 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.