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, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 21:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:44 – 07:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:01 – 08:17
- 3♂︎ Mars08:17 – 09:34
- 4☉︎ Sun09:34 – 10:50
- 5♀︎ Venus10:50 – 12:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:07 – 13:23
- 7☽︎ Moon13:23 – 14:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:40 – 15:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:56 – 17:13
- 10♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:29
- 11☉︎ Sun18:29 – 19:46
- 12♀︎ Venus19:46 – 21:02
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 21:46
- 2☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 23:56
- 5♂︎ Mars23:56 – 00:40
- 6☉︎ Sun00:40 – 01:24
- 7♀︎ Venus01:24 – 02:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:07 – 02:51
- 9☽︎ Moon02:51 – 03:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:34 – 04:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:18 – 05:02
- 12♂︎ Mars05:02 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamilton?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 21:02: the day lasts 15h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 8h 43m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:44 to 07:01: 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.