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 Monday, 20 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 20:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:33 – 06:49
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:49 – 08:05
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:05 – 09:21
- 4♂︎ Mars09:21 – 10:37
- 5☉︎ Sun10:37 – 11:53
- 6♀︎ Venus11:53 – 13:08
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 14:24
- 8☽︎ Moon14:24 – 15:40
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:40 – 16:56
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:56 – 18:12
- 11♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:28
- 12☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:43
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:12
- 3☽︎ Moon22:12 – 22:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:56 – 23:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 00:25
- 6♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:09
- 7☉︎ Sun01:09 – 01:53
- 8♀︎ Venus01:53 – 02:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:37 – 03:22
- 10☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:06 – 04:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:50 – 05:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ottawa?
On Monday, 20 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 20:43: the day lasts 15h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 8h 51m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:33 to 06:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.