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, 11 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 20:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 07:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:05 – 08:21
- 3♂︎ Mars08:21 – 09:37
- 4☉︎ Sun09:37 – 10:53
- 5♀︎ Venus10:53 – 12:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:08 – 13:24
- 7☽︎ Moon13:24 – 14:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:40 – 15:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:56 – 17:12
- 10♂︎ Mars17:12 – 18:28
- 11☉︎ Sun18:28 – 19:43
- 12♀︎ Venus19:43 – 20:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 21:43
- 2☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 23:56
- 5♂︎ Mars23:56 – 00:40
- 6☉︎ Sun00:40 – 01:25
- 7♀︎ Venus01:25 – 02:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:09 – 02:53
- 9☽︎ Moon02:53 – 03:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:37 – 04:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:22 – 05:06
- 12♂︎ Mars05:06 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamilton?
On Saturday, 11 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 20:59: the day lasts 15h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 8h 51m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:49 to 07:05: 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.