Planetary hours
in Hamilton.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (America/Toronto).
Right now☽︎ Hour of the Moon — hour 2 of the day, until 08:39
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 07:49
- 2☽︎ Moon07:49 – 08:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:39 – 09:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:30 – 10:21
- 5♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:11
- 6☉︎ Sun11:11 – 12:02
- 7♀︎ Venus12:02 – 12:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:53 – 13:44
- 9☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:34 – 15:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:16
- 12♂︎ Mars16:16 – 17:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:07 – 18:16
- 2♀︎ Venus18:16 – 19:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:35
- 4☽︎ Moon20:35 – 21:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:44 – 22:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:53 – 00:03
- 7♂︎ Mars00:03 – 01:12
- 8☉︎ Sun01:12 – 02:22
- 9♀︎ Venus02:22 – 03:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:31 – 04:40
- 11☽︎ Moon04:40 – 05:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:50 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamilton?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 10h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 13h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:58 to 07:49: 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.