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, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 08:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:35 – 09:20
- 3♂︎ Mars09:20 – 10:05
- 4☉︎ Sun10:05 – 10:50
- 5♀︎ Venus10:50 – 11:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:35 – 12:20
- 7☽︎ Moon12:20 – 13:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:05 – 13:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:49 – 14:34
- 10♂︎ Mars14:34 – 15:19
- 11☉︎ Sun15:19 – 16:04
- 12♀︎ Venus16:04 – 16:49
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:49 – 18:04
- 2☽︎ Moon18:04 – 19:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:19 – 20:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:35 – 21:50
- 5♂︎ Mars21:50 – 23:05
- 6☉︎ Sun23:05 – 00:20
- 7♀︎ Venus00:20 – 01:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:35 – 02:50
- 9☽︎ Moon02:50 – 04:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 05:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:20 – 06:35
- 12♂︎ Mars06:35 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamilton?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 8h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 15h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:50 to 08:35: 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.