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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:53
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 08:54
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:53 – 09:35
- 2☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:17 – 10:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 11:40
- 5♂︎ Mars11:40 – 12:22
- 6☉︎ Sun12:22 – 13:03
- 7♀︎ Venus13:03 – 13:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:26
- 9☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:08 – 15:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:50 – 16:31
- 12♂︎ Mars16:31 – 17:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:13 – 18:31
- 2♀︎ Venus18:31 – 19:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:50 – 21:08
- 4☽︎ Moon21:08 – 22:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:27 – 23:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:45 – 01:04
- 7♂︎ Mars01:04 – 02:22
- 8☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:41
- 9♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 06:18
- 11☽︎ Moon06:18 – 07:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:36 – 08:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Surrey?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:53 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 8h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:54, lasts 15h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:53 to 09:35: 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.