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 Sunday, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:32 – 08:24
- 2♀︎ Venus08:24 – 09:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:17 – 10:09
- 4☽︎ Moon10:09 – 11:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:01 – 11:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:54 – 12:46
- 7♂︎ Mars12:46 – 13:38
- 8☉︎ Sun13:38 – 14:31
- 9♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:15
- 11☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 19:08
- 2♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:16
- 3☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:23
- 4♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:39
- 6☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:47 – 01:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:54 – 03:02
- 9♂︎ Mars03:02 – 04:10
- 10☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:18
- 11♀︎ Venus05:18 – 06:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ottawa?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 13h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:32 to 08:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.