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 Wednesday, 5 January 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 16:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:34
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:18
- 2☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 09:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:31
- 5♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:15
- 6☉︎ Sun11:15 – 11:59
- 7♀︎ Venus11:59 – 12:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:43 – 13:28
- 9☽︎ Moon13:28 – 14:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:12 – 14:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:56 – 15:40
- 12♂︎ Mars15:40 – 16:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:25 – 17:40
- 2♀︎ Venus17:40 – 18:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:56 – 20:12
- 4☽︎ Moon20:12 – 21:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:28 – 22:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:43 – 23:59
- 7♂︎ Mars23:59 – 01:15
- 8☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:31
- 9♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 05:02
- 11☽︎ Moon05:02 – 06:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:18 – 07:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Montréal?
On Wednesday, 5 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 16:25: the day lasts 8h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:34, lasts 15h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:34 to 08:18: 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.
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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.