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, 8 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 20:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:54 – 08:07
- 3♂︎ Mars08:07 – 09:20
- 4☉︎ Sun09:20 – 10:33
- 5♀︎ Venus10:33 – 11:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:46 – 12:59
- 7☽︎ Moon12:59 – 14:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:12 – 15:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:38
- 10♂︎ Mars16:38 – 17:51
- 11☉︎ Sun17:51 – 19:04
- 12♀︎ Venus19:04 – 20:17
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:17 – 21:04
- 2☽︎ Moon21:04 – 21:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:51 – 22:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:25
- 5♂︎ Mars23:25 – 00:12
- 6☉︎ Sun00:12 – 00:59
- 7♀︎ Venus00:59 – 01:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:45 – 02:32
- 9☽︎ Moon02:32 – 03:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:19 – 04:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:06 – 04:53
- 12♂︎ Mars04:53 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ottawa?
On Saturday, 8 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 20:17: the day lasts 14h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 9h 22m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:41 to 06:54: 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.