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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:38
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 09:39
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (America/Edmonton).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:38 – 10:16
- 2☽︎ Moon10:16 – 10:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:54 – 11:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:10
- 5♂︎ Mars12:10 – 12:48
- 6☉︎ Sun12:48 – 13:26
- 7♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 14:42
- 9☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 15:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 16:36
- 12♂︎ Mars16:36 – 17:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:14 – 18:36
- 2♀︎ Venus18:36 – 19:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 21:20
- 4☽︎ Moon21:20 – 22:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:42 – 00:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 01:26
- 7♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:48
- 8☉︎ Sun02:48 – 04:10
- 9♀︎ Venus04:10 – 05:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:33 – 06:55
- 11☽︎ Moon06:55 – 08:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:17 – 09:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edmonton?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:38 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 7h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:39, lasts 16h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:38 to 10:16: 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.