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 Wednesday, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:44 – 07:50
- 2☽︎ Moon07:50 – 08:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:56 – 10:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 11:07
- 5♂︎ Mars11:07 – 12:12
- 6☉︎ Sun12:12 – 13:18
- 7♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:29
- 9☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:35 – 17:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:46
- 12♂︎ Mars18:46 – 19:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:52 – 20:46
- 2♀︎ Venus20:46 – 21:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 22:35
- 4☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:30 – 00:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:19
- 7♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:13
- 8☉︎ Sun02:13 – 03:08
- 9♀︎ Venus03:08 – 04:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 04:56
- 11☽︎ Moon04:56 – 05:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:51 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamilton?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 19:52: the day lasts 13h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 10h 53m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:44 to 07:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.