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, 7 April 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 19:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:30 – 07:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:36 – 08:42
- 3☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:48 – 10:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 11:59
- 6♂︎ Mars11:59 – 13:05
- 7☉︎ Sun13:05 – 14:10
- 8♀︎ Venus14:10 – 15:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:16 – 16:22
- 10☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:33 – 19:39
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:39 – 20:33
- 2☉︎ Sun20:33 – 21:27
- 3♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:15
- 5☽︎ Moon23:15 – 00:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:10 – 01:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 01:58
- 8♂︎ Mars01:58 – 02:52
- 9☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:46
- 10♀︎ Venus03:46 – 04:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 05:34
- 12☽︎ Moon05:34 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ottawa?
On Friday, 7 April 2028, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 19:39: the day lasts 13h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 10h 50m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:30 to 07:36: 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.