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 Tuesday, 16 December 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 16:44
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:45 – 08:30
- 2☉︎ Sun08:30 – 09:15
- 3♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:00 – 10:45
- 5☽︎ Moon10:45 – 11:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:30 – 12:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:15 – 13:00
- 8♂︎ Mars13:00 – 13:45
- 9☉︎ Sun13:45 – 14:30
- 10♀︎ Venus14:30 – 15:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 15:59
- 12☽︎ Moon15:59 – 16:44
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:44 – 18:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 19:15
- 3♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:30
- 4☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:45
- 5♀︎ Venus21:45 – 23:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:00 – 00:15
- 7☽︎ Moon00:15 – 01:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:30 – 02:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:45 – 04:00
- 10♂︎ Mars04:00 – 05:15
- 11☉︎ Sun05:15 – 06:31
- 12♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamilton?
On Tuesday, 16 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 16:44: the day lasts 8h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 15h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:45 to 08:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.