Planetary hours
in Toronto.
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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 20:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:23
- 2☽︎ Moon07:23 – 08:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:59
- 5♂︎ Mars10:59 – 12:11
- 6☉︎ Sun12:11 – 13:23
- 7♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 15:47
- 9☽︎ Moon15:47 – 16:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 18:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:23
- 12♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:35 – 21:23
- 2♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 22:59
- 4☽︎ Moon22:59 – 23:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:47 – 00:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:23
- 7♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:11
- 8☉︎ Sun02:11 – 02:59
- 9♀︎ Venus02:59 – 03:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:36
- 11☽︎ Moon04:36 – 05:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:24 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Toronto?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 20:35: the day lasts 14h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 9h 37m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:11 to 07:23: 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.