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 Friday, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:50 – 06:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 08:09
- 3☽︎ Moon08:09 – 09:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:37
- 6♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:47
- 7☉︎ Sun12:47 – 13:57
- 8♀︎ Venus13:57 – 15:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 16:16
- 10☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:25 – 18:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:35 – 19:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:44 – 20:35
- 2☉︎ Sun20:35 – 21:25
- 3♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 23:06
- 5☽︎ Moon23:06 – 23:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:57 – 00:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:38
- 8♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:29
- 9☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:19
- 10♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 05:01
- 12☽︎ Moon05:01 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Québec?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 13h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:50 to 06:59: 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.