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, 16 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 08:00
- 2☽︎ Moon08:00 – 09:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 10:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 11:07
- 5♂︎ Mars11:07 – 12:09
- 6☉︎ Sun12:09 – 13:11
- 7♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 15:16
- 9☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:23
- 12♂︎ Mars18:23 – 19:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:25 – 20:23
- 2♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:19
- 4☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:16 – 00:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:14 – 01:12
- 7♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:10
- 8☉︎ Sun02:10 – 03:08
- 9♀︎ Venus03:08 – 04:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 05:03
- 11☽︎ Moon05:03 – 06:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:01 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Toronto?
On Wednesday, 16 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 12h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 11h 33m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:58 to 08:00: 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.