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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 22:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:16
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (America/Edmonton).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:39
- 2☽︎ Moon06:39 – 08:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 09:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:27 – 10:51
- 5♂︎ Mars10:51 – 12:14
- 6☉︎ Sun12:14 – 13:38
- 7♀︎ Venus13:38 – 15:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 16:26
- 9☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:50 – 19:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:14 – 20:37
- 12♂︎ Mars20:37 – 22:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun22:01 – 22:38
- 2♀︎ Venus22:38 – 23:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 23:50
- 4☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:03 – 01:39
- 7♂︎ Mars01:39 – 02:15
- 8☉︎ Sun02:15 – 02:51
- 9♀︎ Venus02:51 – 03:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:04
- 11☽︎ Moon04:04 – 04:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edmonton?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 22:01: the day lasts 16h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:16, lasts 7h 15m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:15 to 06:39: 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.