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, 17 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 06:09
- 2☽︎ Moon06:09 – 07:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:47 – 10:07
- 5♂︎ Mars10:07 – 11:26
- 6☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:45
- 7♀︎ Venus12:45 – 14:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 15:24
- 9☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 18:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:03 – 19:22
- 12♂︎ Mars19:22 – 20:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:41 – 21:22
- 2♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 22:43
- 4☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 00:45
- 7♂︎ Mars00:45 – 01:26
- 8☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:07
- 9♀︎ Venus02:07 – 02:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:48 – 03:28
- 11☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:09 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Québec?
On Wednesday, 17 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 15h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 8h 08m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:50 to 06:09: 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.