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, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:12
- 2☽︎ Moon07:12 – 08:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:24 – 10:31
- 5♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:37
- 6☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:44
- 7♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 14:56
- 9☽︎ Moon14:56 – 16:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 17:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:15
- 12♂︎ Mars18:15 – 19:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:15
- 2♀︎ Venus20:15 – 21:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:03
- 4☽︎ Moon22:03 – 22:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 23:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 00:44
- 7♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:38
- 8☉︎ Sun01:38 – 02:32
- 9♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:19
- 11☽︎ Moon04:19 – 05:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:13 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Québec?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 13h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 10h 45m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:05 to 07:12: 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.