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 Friday, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:28 – 07:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:37 – 08:46
- 3☽︎ Moon08:46 – 09:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 11:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:03 – 12:11
- 6♂︎ Mars12:11 – 13:20
- 7☉︎ Sun13:20 – 14:28
- 8♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:37 – 16:45
- 10☽︎ Moon16:45 – 17:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:54 – 19:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:03 – 20:11
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:11 – 21:03
- 2☉︎ Sun21:03 – 21:54
- 3♀︎ Venus21:54 – 22:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:37
- 5☽︎ Moon23:37 – 00:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:12
- 8♂︎ Mars02:12 – 03:03
- 9☉︎ Sun03:03 – 03:55
- 10♀︎ Venus03:55 – 04:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:38
- 12☽︎ Moon05:38 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Toronto?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 13h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:28 to 07:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.