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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:23
- Sunset
- 20:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:40
- 2☽︎ Moon06:40 – 07:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:57 – 09:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:32
- 5♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:50
- 6☉︎ Sun11:50 – 13:07
- 7♀︎ Venus13:07 – 14:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:42
- 9☽︎ Moon15:42 – 17:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 18:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:17 – 19:34
- 12♂︎ Mars19:34 – 20:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:35
- 2♀︎ Venus21:35 – 22:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:00
- 4☽︎ Moon23:00 – 23:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:08
- 7♂︎ Mars01:08 – 01:50
- 8☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:33
- 9♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 03:58
- 11☽︎ Moon03:58 – 04:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ottawa?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:23 and sets at 20:52: the day lasts 15h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 8h 31m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:23 to 06:40: 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.