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 Saturday, 12 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:18 – 07:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:22 – 08:26
- 3♂︎ Mars08:26 – 09:29
- 4☉︎ Sun09:29 – 10:33
- 5♀︎ Venus10:33 – 11:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:36 – 12:40
- 7☽︎ Moon12:40 – 13:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:44 – 14:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:47 – 15:51
- 10♂︎ Mars15:51 – 16:55
- 11☉︎ Sun16:55 – 17:58
- 12♀︎ Venus17:58 – 19:02
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:02 – 19:58
- 2☽︎ Moon19:58 – 20:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:55 – 21:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:51 – 22:48
- 5♂︎ Mars22:48 – 23:44
- 6☉︎ Sun23:44 – 00:41
- 7♀︎ Venus00:41 – 01:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:37 – 02:34
- 9☽︎ Moon02:34 – 03:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:30 – 04:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:27 – 05:23
- 12♂︎ Mars05:23 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Québec?
On Saturday, 12 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 12h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 11h 18m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:18 to 07:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.