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 Friday, 30 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 20:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:52 – 07:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:04 – 08:15
- 3☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:49
- 6♂︎ Mars11:49 – 13:00
- 7☉︎ Sun13:00 – 14:11
- 8♀︎ Venus14:11 – 15:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:34
- 10☽︎ Moon16:34 – 17:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:45 – 18:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:56 – 20:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:07 – 20:56
- 2☉︎ Sun20:56 – 21:45
- 3♀︎ Venus21:45 – 22:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:33 – 23:22
- 5☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 00:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:59 – 01:48
- 8♂︎ Mars01:48 – 02:36
- 9☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:25
- 10♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:14 – 05:02
- 12☽︎ Moon05:02 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ottawa?
On Friday, 30 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 20:07: the day lasts 14h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 9h 43m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:52 to 07:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.