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 Saturday, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 16:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:26 – 08:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:11 – 08:55
- 3♂︎ Mars08:55 – 09:40
- 4☉︎ Sun09:40 – 10:24
- 5♀︎ Venus10:24 – 11:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:08 – 11:53
- 7☽︎ Moon11:53 – 12:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:37 – 13:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:22 – 14:06
- 10♂︎ Mars14:06 – 14:51
- 11☉︎ Sun14:51 – 15:35
- 12♀︎ Venus15:35 – 16:20
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:35
- 2☽︎ Moon17:35 – 18:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:51 – 20:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:06 – 21:22
- 5♂︎ Mars21:22 – 22:38
- 6☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:53
- 7♀︎ Venus23:53 – 01:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:09 – 02:25
- 9☽︎ Moon02:25 – 03:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:40 – 04:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:56 – 06:12
- 12♂︎ Mars06:12 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ottawa?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 16:20: the day lasts 8h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 15h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:26 to 08:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.