Planetary hours
in Surrey.
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, 24 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:04
- Sunset
- 16:17
- Next sunrise
- 08:04
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 08:45
- 2☽︎ Moon08:45 – 09:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:07 – 10:49
- 5♂︎ Mars10:49 – 11:30
- 6☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:11
- 7♀︎ Venus12:11 – 12:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 13:33
- 9☽︎ Moon13:33 – 14:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 14:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:55 – 15:36
- 12♂︎ Mars15:36 – 16:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:17 – 17:36
- 2♀︎ Venus17:36 – 18:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:55 – 20:14
- 4☽︎ Moon20:14 – 21:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:33 – 22:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 00:11
- 7♂︎ Mars00:11 – 01:30
- 8☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:49
- 9♀︎ Venus02:49 – 04:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 05:27
- 11☽︎ Moon05:27 – 06:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:46 – 08:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Surrey?
On Wednesday, 24 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:04 and sets at 16:17: the day lasts 8h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:04, lasts 15h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:04 to 08:45: 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.