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, 3 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:20
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:21 – 08:10
- 2☽︎ Moon08:10 – 08:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:59 – 09:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 10:38
- 5♂︎ Mars10:38 – 11:27
- 6☉︎ Sun11:27 – 12:16
- 7♀︎ Venus12:16 – 13:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:06 – 13:55
- 9☽︎ Moon13:55 – 14:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:44 – 15:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:33 – 16:23
- 12♂︎ Mars16:23 – 17:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:12 – 18:23
- 2♀︎ Venus18:23 – 19:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:33 – 20:44
- 4☽︎ Moon20:44 – 21:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:54 – 23:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:05 – 00:16
- 7♂︎ Mars00:16 – 01:26
- 8☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:37
- 9♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:48 – 04:58
- 11☽︎ Moon04:58 – 06:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:09 – 07:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ottawa?
On Wednesday, 3 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 9h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:20, lasts 14h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:21 to 08:10: 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.