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 Thursday, 17 September 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:01 – 08:03
- 2♂︎ Mars08:03 – 09:05
- 3☉︎ Sun09:05 – 10:07
- 4♀︎ Venus10:07 – 11:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:09 – 12:11
- 6☽︎ Moon12:11 – 13:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:13 – 14:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:15 – 15:17
- 9♂︎ Mars15:17 – 16:19
- 10☉︎ Sun16:19 – 17:21
- 11♀︎ Venus17:21 – 18:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:23 – 19:25
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:25 – 20:23
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:23 – 21:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:21 – 22:19
- 4♂︎ Mars22:19 – 23:17
- 5☉︎ Sun23:17 – 00:15
- 6♀︎ Venus00:15 – 01:13
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:13 – 02:12
- 8☽︎ Moon02:12 – 03:10
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:10 – 04:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:08 – 05:06
- 11♂︎ Mars05:06 – 06:04
- 12☉︎ Sun06:04 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamilton?
On Thursday, 17 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 12h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:01 to 08:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.