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 Sunday, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:23 – 07:32
- 2♀︎ Venus07:32 – 08:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:42 – 09:52
- 4☽︎ Moon09:52 – 11:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:02 – 12:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 13:21
- 7♂︎ Mars13:21 – 14:31
- 8☉︎ Sun14:31 – 15:40
- 9♀︎ Venus15:40 – 16:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:50 – 18:00
- 11☽︎ Moon18:00 – 19:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:09 – 20:19
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:19 – 21:10
- 2♂︎ Mars21:10 – 22:00
- 3☉︎ Sun22:00 – 22:50
- 4♀︎ Venus22:50 – 23:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:41 – 00:31
- 6☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:22 – 02:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:12 – 03:02
- 9♂︎ Mars03:02 – 03:53
- 10☉︎ Sun03:53 – 04:43
- 11♀︎ Venus04:43 – 05:34
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:34 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Toronto?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 13h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 10h 05m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:23 to 07:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.