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 Friday, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:54 – 07:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 08:18
- 3☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:55
- 6♂︎ Mars11:55 – 13:08
- 7☉︎ Sun13:08 – 14:20
- 8♀︎ Venus14:20 – 15:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:32 – 16:45
- 10☽︎ Moon16:45 – 17:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:57 – 19:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:22
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:22 – 21:09
- 2☉︎ Sun21:09 – 21:57
- 3♀︎ Venus21:57 – 22:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:45 – 23:33
- 5☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:21 – 01:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 01:56
- 8♂︎ Mars01:56 – 02:44
- 9☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:32
- 10♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:07
- 12☽︎ Moon05:07 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ottawa?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 20:22: the day lasts 14h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 9h 33m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:54 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.