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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 15:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:01
- 2☽︎ Moon08:01 – 08:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:27 – 10:10
- 5♂︎ Mars10:10 – 10:53
- 6☉︎ Sun10:53 – 11:37
- 7♀︎ Venus11:37 – 12:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:20 – 13:03
- 9☽︎ Moon13:03 – 13:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:29 – 15:13
- 12♂︎ Mars15:13 – 15:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:56 – 17:13
- 2♀︎ Venus17:13 – 18:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:30 – 19:47
- 4☽︎ Moon19:47 – 21:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:03 – 22:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:20 – 23:37
- 7♂︎ Mars23:37 – 00:54
- 8☉︎ Sun00:54 – 02:11
- 9♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:45
- 11☽︎ Moon04:45 – 06:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:02 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Québec?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 15:56: the day lasts 8h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 15h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:17 to 08:01: 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.