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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 20:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (America/Edmonton).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:20 – 07:33
- 2☽︎ Moon07:33 – 08:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 09:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 11:11
- 5♂︎ Mars11:11 – 12:24
- 6☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:36
- 7♀︎ Venus13:36 – 14:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 16:02
- 9☽︎ Moon16:02 – 17:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:27 – 19:40
- 12♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:53 – 21:40
- 2♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:27 – 23:15
- 4☽︎ Moon23:15 – 00:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:02 – 00:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:50 – 01:37
- 7♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:25
- 8☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:12
- 9♀︎ Venus03:12 – 04:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 04:47
- 11☽︎ Moon04:47 – 05:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:34 – 06:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edmonton?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 20:53: the day lasts 14h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:20 to 07:33: 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.