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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:00
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 09:00
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 09:41
- 2☽︎ Moon09:41 – 10:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 11:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:03 – 11:44
- 5♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:25
- 6☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:07
- 7♀︎ Venus13:07 – 13:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:29
- 9☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:10 – 15:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 16:32
- 12♂︎ Mars16:32 – 17:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:13 – 18:32
- 2♀︎ Venus18:32 – 19:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 21:10
- 4☽︎ Moon21:10 – 22:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 01:07
- 7♂︎ Mars01:07 – 02:26
- 8☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:45
- 9♀︎ Venus03:45 – 05:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 06:23
- 11☽︎ Moon06:23 – 07:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:41 – 09:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Surrey?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:00 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 8h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:00, lasts 15h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:00 to 09:41: 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.