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, 31 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 16:23
- Next sunrise
- 08:05
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 08:47
- 2☽︎ Moon08:47 – 09:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:28 – 10:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:10 – 10:51
- 5♂︎ Mars10:51 – 11:33
- 6☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:14
- 7♀︎ Venus12:14 – 12:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 13:37
- 9☽︎ Moon13:37 – 14:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:19 – 15:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:00 – 15:41
- 12♂︎ Mars15:41 – 16:23
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:23 – 17:41
- 2♀︎ Venus17:41 – 19:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:00 – 20:19
- 4☽︎ Moon20:19 – 21:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:37 – 22:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:56 – 00:14
- 7♂︎ Mars00:14 – 01:33
- 8☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:51
- 9♀︎ Venus02:51 – 04:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 05:28
- 11☽︎ Moon05:28 – 06:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:47 – 08:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Surrey?
On Wednesday, 31 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 16:23: the day lasts 8h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:05, lasts 15h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:05 to 08:47: 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.