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, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 07:56
- 2☽︎ Moon07:56 – 09:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 10:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:04 – 11:08
- 5♂︎ Mars11:08 – 12:12
- 6☉︎ Sun12:12 – 13:16
- 7♀︎ Venus13:16 – 14:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:20 – 15:24
- 9☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:32 – 18:36
- 12♂︎ Mars18:36 – 19:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:40 – 20:36
- 2♀︎ Venus20:36 – 21:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:28
- 4☽︎ Moon22:28 – 23:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:16
- 7♂︎ Mars01:16 – 02:12
- 8☉︎ Sun02:12 – 03:09
- 9♀︎ Venus03:09 – 04:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 05:01
- 11☽︎ Moon05:01 – 05:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 06:53
Other cities · Canada
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamilton?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 12h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 11h 13m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:52 to 07:56: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.