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 Friday, 9 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:46
- Sunset
- 16:35
- Next sunrise
- 08:46
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (America/Edmonton).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:46 – 09:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:04
- 3☽︎ Moon10:04 – 10:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 11:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:23 – 12:02
- 6♂︎ Mars12:02 – 12:41
- 7☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:20
- 8♀︎ Venus13:20 – 13:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 14:38
- 10☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 15:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:56 – 16:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:35 – 17:56
- 2☉︎ Sun17:56 – 19:17
- 3♀︎ Venus19:17 – 20:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:38 – 21:59
- 5☽︎ Moon21:59 – 23:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 02:01
- 8♂︎ Mars02:01 – 03:22
- 9☉︎ Sun03:22 – 04:43
- 10♀︎ Venus04:43 – 06:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:25
- 12☽︎ Moon07:25 – 08:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edmonton?
On Friday, 9 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:46 and sets at 16:35: the day lasts 7h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:46, lasts 16h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:46 to 09:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.