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, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 16:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:43
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (America/Toronto).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:42 – 08:27
- 2♀︎ Venus08:27 – 09:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 09:57
- 4☽︎ Moon09:57 – 10:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:11
- 7♂︎ Mars12:11 – 12:56
- 8☉︎ Sun12:56 – 13:41
- 9♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:11
- 11☽︎ Moon15:11 – 15:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:55 – 16:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:40 – 17:55
- 2♂︎ Mars17:55 – 19:11
- 3☉︎ Sun19:11 – 20:26
- 4♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 22:56
- 6☽︎ Moon22:56 – 00:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:42
- 9♂︎ Mars02:42 – 03:57
- 10☉︎ Sun03:57 – 05:13
- 11♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:28 – 07:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Toronto?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 16:40: the day lasts 8h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:43, lasts 15h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:42 to 08:27: 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.