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, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 15:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:25 – 08:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 08:50
- 3☽︎ Moon08:50 – 09:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:33 – 10:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 10:58
- 6♂︎ Mars10:58 – 11:41
- 7☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:24
- 8♀︎ Venus12:24 – 13:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:06 – 13:49
- 10☽︎ Moon13:49 – 14:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:32 – 15:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:15 – 15:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:57 – 17:15
- 2☉︎ Sun17:15 – 18:32
- 3♀︎ Venus18:32 – 19:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:49 – 21:07
- 5☽︎ Moon21:07 – 22:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:24 – 23:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:59
- 8♂︎ Mars00:59 – 02:16
- 9☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:33
- 10♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 06:08
- 12☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Québec?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 15:57: the day lasts 8h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 15h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:25 to 08:07: 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.