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, 14 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:42
- Sunset
- 16:43
- Next sunrise
- 08:41
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (America/Edmonton).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:42 – 09:22
- 2☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 10:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:23
- 5♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:03
- 6☉︎ Sun12:03 – 12:43
- 7♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:23 – 14:03
- 9☽︎ Moon14:03 – 14:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:23 – 16:03
- 12♂︎ Mars16:03 – 16:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:43 – 18:03
- 2♀︎ Venus18:03 – 19:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:23 – 20:43
- 4☽︎ Moon20:43 – 22:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 23:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:42
- 7♂︎ Mars00:42 – 02:02
- 8☉︎ Sun02:02 – 03:22
- 9♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 06:02
- 11☽︎ Moon06:02 – 07:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:22 – 08:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edmonton?
On Wednesday, 14 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:42 and sets at 16:43: the day lasts 8h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:41, lasts 15h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:42 to 09:22: 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.