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 Saturday, 16 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 20:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:54 – 07:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:08 – 08:21
- 3♂︎ Mars08:21 – 09:35
- 4☉︎ Sun09:35 – 10:48
- 5♀︎ Venus10:48 – 12:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 13:16
- 7☽︎ Moon13:16 – 14:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:29 – 15:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:43 – 16:56
- 10♂︎ Mars16:56 – 18:10
- 11☉︎ Sun18:10 – 19:24
- 12♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:37
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:37 – 21:24
- 2☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:10 – 22:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:56 – 23:43
- 5♂︎ Mars23:43 – 00:29
- 6☉︎ Sun00:29 – 01:15
- 7♀︎ Venus01:15 – 02:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:01 – 02:48
- 9☽︎ Moon02:48 – 03:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:34 – 04:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:20 – 05:07
- 12♂︎ Mars05:07 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamilton?
On Saturday, 16 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 20:37: the day lasts 14h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 9h 16m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:54 to 07:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.