Planetary hours
in Québec.
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, 7 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 16:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:12
- 2☽︎ Moon08:12 – 08:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:56 – 09:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 10:23
- 5♂︎ Mars10:23 – 11:07
- 6☉︎ Sun11:07 – 11:51
- 7♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:35 – 13:18
- 9☽︎ Moon13:18 – 14:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:02 – 14:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:46 – 15:29
- 12♂︎ Mars15:29 – 16:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:13 – 17:29
- 2♀︎ Venus17:29 – 18:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:46 – 20:02
- 4☽︎ Moon20:02 – 21:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:18 – 22:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:34 – 23:51
- 7♂︎ Mars23:51 – 01:07
- 8☉︎ Sun01:07 – 02:23
- 9♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:56
- 11☽︎ Moon04:56 – 06:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Québec?
On Wednesday, 7 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 16:13: the day lasts 8h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 15h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:29 to 08:12: 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.