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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 07:48
- 2☽︎ Moon07:48 – 08:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:45 – 09:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:41 – 10:38
- 5♂︎ Mars10:38 – 11:35
- 6☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:32
- 7♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:28 – 14:25
- 9☽︎ Moon14:25 – 15:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:15
- 12♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:12 – 19:16
- 2♀︎ Venus19:16 – 20:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:19 – 21:22
- 4☽︎ Moon21:22 – 22:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:29 – 00:32
- 7♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:36
- 8☉︎ Sun01:36 – 02:39
- 9♀︎ Venus02:39 – 03:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:46
- 11☽︎ Moon04:46 – 05:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Québec?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 11h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 12h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:51 to 07:48: 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.