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, 18 August 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 20:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:16
- 2☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:46
- 5♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:56
- 6☉︎ Sun11:56 – 13:06
- 7♀︎ Venus13:06 – 14:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:16 – 15:25
- 9☽︎ Moon15:25 – 16:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:35 – 17:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:45 – 18:55
- 12♂︎ Mars18:55 – 20:05
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:05 – 20:55
- 2♀︎ Venus20:55 – 21:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:36
- 4☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:16 – 01:06
- 7♂︎ Mars01:06 – 01:57
- 8☉︎ Sun01:57 – 02:47
- 9♀︎ Venus02:47 – 03:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:27
- 11☽︎ Moon04:27 – 05:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:18 – 06:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ottawa?
On Wednesday, 18 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 20:05: the day lasts 13h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:07 to 07:16: 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.