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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 16:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:36 – 08:20
- 2☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:03 – 09:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:31
- 5♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:14
- 6☉︎ Sun11:14 – 11:58
- 7♀︎ Venus11:58 – 12:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:42 – 13:25
- 9☽︎ Moon13:25 – 14:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:09 – 14:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:53 – 15:36
- 12♂︎ Mars15:36 – 16:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:20 – 17:36
- 2♀︎ Venus17:36 – 18:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:53 – 20:09
- 4☽︎ Moon20:09 – 21:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:42 – 23:58
- 7♂︎ Mars23:58 – 01:15
- 8☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:31
- 9♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 05:04
- 11☽︎ Moon05:04 – 06:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:20 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ottawa?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 16:20: the day lasts 8h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 15h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:36 to 08:20: 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.