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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 16:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:24 – 08:09
- 2♂︎ Mars08:09 – 08:53
- 3☉︎ Sun08:53 – 09:38
- 4♀︎ Venus09:38 – 10:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:07
- 6☽︎ Moon11:07 – 11:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 12:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:37 – 13:21
- 9♂︎ Mars13:21 – 14:06
- 10☉︎ Sun14:06 – 14:51
- 11♀︎ Venus14:51 – 15:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:35 – 16:20
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:36
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:36 – 18:51
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:51 – 20:06
- 4♂︎ Mars20:06 – 21:22
- 5☉︎ Sun21:22 – 22:37
- 6♀︎ Venus22:37 – 23:53
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:53 – 01:08
- 8☽︎ Moon01:08 – 02:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:23 – 03:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:39 – 04:54
- 11♂︎ Mars04:54 – 06:10
- 12☉︎ Sun06:10 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ottawa?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 16:20: the day lasts 8h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 15h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:24 to 08:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.