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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:38 – 06:50
- 2☽︎ Moon06:50 – 08:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:02 – 09:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:14 – 10:25
- 5♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:37
- 6☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:49
- 7♀︎ Venus12:49 – 14:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 15:12
- 9☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:24 – 17:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:36 – 18:48
- 12♂︎ Mars18:48 – 20:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:00 – 20:48
- 2♀︎ Venus20:48 – 21:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:25
- 4☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 00:50
- 7♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:38
- 8☉︎ Sun01:38 – 02:26
- 9♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:15 – 04:03
- 11☽︎ Moon04:03 – 04:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Québec?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 14h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 9h 40m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:38 to 06:50: 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.