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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 16:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:12
- 2☽︎ Moon08:12 – 08:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 09:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:21
- 5♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:04
- 6☉︎ Sun11:04 – 11:47
- 7♀︎ Venus11:47 – 12:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:30 – 13:13
- 9☽︎ Moon13:13 – 13:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:56 – 14:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:39 – 15:22
- 12♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:05
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:05 – 17:22
- 2♀︎ Venus17:22 – 18:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:39 – 19:56
- 4☽︎ Moon19:56 – 21:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:13 – 22:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:30 – 23:47
- 7♂︎ Mars23:47 – 01:04
- 8☉︎ Sun01:04 – 02:21
- 9♀︎ Venus02:21 – 03:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:55
- 11☽︎ Moon04:55 – 06:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Québec?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 16:05: the day lasts 8h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 15h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:29 to 08:12: 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.