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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (America/Toronto).
Right now♀︎ Hour of Venus — hour 7 of the day, until 12:36
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 07:36
- 2☽︎ Moon07:36 – 08:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 10:06
- 5♂︎ Mars10:06 – 10:56
- 6☉︎ Sun10:56 – 11:46
- 7♀︎ Venus11:46 – 12:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:25
- 9☽︎ Moon13:25 – 14:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:15 – 15:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 15:55
- 12♂︎ Mars15:55 – 16:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:45 – 17:55
- 2♀︎ Venus17:55 – 19:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:06 – 20:16
- 4☽︎ Moon20:16 – 21:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:36 – 23:46
- 7♂︎ Mars23:46 – 00:56
- 8☉︎ Sun00:56 – 02:07
- 9♀︎ Venus02:07 – 03:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:27
- 11☽︎ Moon04:27 – 05:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:37 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ottawa?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 16:45: the day lasts 9h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 14h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:46 to 07:36: 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.