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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:17 – 07:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:28 – 08:39
- 3♂︎ Mars08:39 – 09:50
- 4☉︎ Sun09:50 – 11:02
- 5♀︎ Venus11:02 – 12:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:13 – 13:24
- 7☽︎ Moon13:24 – 14:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:35 – 15:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:47 – 16:58
- 10♂︎ Mars16:58 – 18:09
- 11☉︎ Sun18:09 – 19:20
- 12♀︎ Venus19:20 – 20:32
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:20
- 2☽︎ Moon21:20 – 22:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:09 – 22:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:58 – 23:47
- 5♂︎ Mars23:47 – 00:36
- 6☉︎ Sun00:36 – 01:25
- 7♀︎ Venus01:25 – 02:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:14 – 03:02
- 9☽︎ Moon03:02 – 03:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:51 – 04:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:40 – 05:29
- 12♂︎ Mars05:29 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamilton?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 14h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 9h 46m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:17 to 07:28: 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.