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, 2 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:02 – 08:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 08:58
- 3☽︎ Moon08:58 – 09:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 10:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 11:53
- 6♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:51
- 7☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:49
- 8♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 15:46
- 10☽︎ Moon15:46 – 16:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:44 – 17:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:42
- 2☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:44
- 3♀︎ Venus20:44 – 21:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 22:48
- 5☽︎ Moon22:48 – 23:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 00:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:54
- 8♂︎ Mars01:54 – 02:56
- 9☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:57
- 10♀︎ Venus03:57 – 04:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 06:01
- 12☽︎ Moon06:01 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ottawa?
On Friday, 2 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 11h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 12h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:02 to 08:00: 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.