Planetary hours
in Ottawa.
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, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 20:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:19
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:18 – 06:36
- 2☽︎ Moon06:36 – 07:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:54 – 09:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 10:30
- 5♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:48
- 6☉︎ Sun11:48 – 13:06
- 7♀︎ Venus13:06 – 14:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:42
- 9☽︎ Moon15:42 – 17:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 18:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:36
- 12♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:54 – 21:36
- 2♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:00
- 4☽︎ Moon23:00 – 23:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:06
- 7♂︎ Mars01:06 – 01:48
- 8☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:30
- 9♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:12 – 03:54
- 11☽︎ Moon03:54 – 04:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:36 – 05:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ottawa?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 20:54: the day lasts 15h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:19, lasts 8h 24m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:18 to 06:36: 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.