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 Tuesday, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:52
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 08:53
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:52 – 09:34
- 2☉︎ Sun09:34 – 10:16
- 3♀︎ Venus10:16 – 10:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:58 – 11:39
- 5☽︎ Moon11:39 – 12:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:21 – 13:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:03 – 13:44
- 8♂︎ Mars13:44 – 14:26
- 9☉︎ Sun14:26 – 15:08
- 10♀︎ Venus15:08 – 15:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:50 – 16:31
- 12☽︎ Moon16:31 – 17:13
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:13 – 18:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:31 – 19:50
- 3♂︎ Mars19:50 – 21:08
- 4☉︎ Sun21:08 – 22:27
- 5♀︎ Venus22:27 – 23:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:45 – 01:03
- 7☽︎ Moon01:03 – 02:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:22 – 03:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:40 – 04:58
- 10♂︎ Mars04:58 – 06:17
- 11☉︎ Sun06:17 – 07:35
- 12♀︎ Venus07:35 – 08:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Surrey?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:52 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 8h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:53, lasts 15h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:52 to 09:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.