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 Thursday, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:01 – 07:10
- 2♂︎ Mars07:10 – 08:19
- 3☉︎ Sun08:19 – 09:29
- 4♀︎ Venus09:29 – 10:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:38 – 11:47
- 6☽︎ Moon11:47 – 12:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:57 – 14:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:06 – 15:15
- 9♂︎ Mars15:15 – 16:25
- 10☉︎ Sun16:25 – 17:34
- 11♀︎ Venus17:34 – 18:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:44 – 19:53
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:53 – 20:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:44 – 21:34
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:34 – 22:25
- 4♂︎ Mars22:25 – 23:16
- 5☉︎ Sun23:16 – 00:07
- 6♀︎ Venus00:07 – 00:57
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:57 – 01:48
- 8☽︎ Moon01:48 – 02:39
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:39 – 03:30
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:20
- 11♂︎ Mars04:20 – 05:11
- 12☉︎ Sun05:11 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Montréal?
On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 13h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:01 to 07:10: 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.