Planetary hours
in Montréal.
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 Sunday, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:56 – 07:06
- 2♀︎ Venus07:06 – 08:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:27
- 4☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 11:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:47 – 12:58
- 7♂︎ Mars12:58 – 14:08
- 8☉︎ Sun14:08 – 15:18
- 9♀︎ Venus15:18 – 16:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:29 – 17:39
- 11☽︎ Moon17:39 – 18:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:49 – 20:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:00 – 20:49
- 2♂︎ Mars20:49 – 21:39
- 3☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:29
- 4♀︎ Venus22:29 – 23:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:09
- 6☽︎ Moon00:09 – 00:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 01:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 02:38
- 9♂︎ Mars02:38 – 03:28
- 10☉︎ Sun03:28 – 04:17
- 11♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Montréal?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:56 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.