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, 8 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:10 – 07:16
- 2☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:22 – 09:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:34
- 5♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:40
- 6☉︎ Sun11:40 – 12:47
- 7♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 14:59
- 9☽︎ Moon14:59 – 16:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 17:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:17
- 12♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:23
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:23 – 20:17
- 2♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:11 – 22:04
- 4☽︎ Moon22:04 – 22:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 23:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:46
- 7♂︎ Mars00:46 – 01:39
- 8☉︎ Sun01:39 – 02:33
- 9♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:21
- 11☽︎ Moon04:21 – 05:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:14 – 06:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Québec?
On Wednesday, 8 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 10h 45m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:10 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.