Planetary hours
in Vancouver.
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, 4 April 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:42 – 07:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:48 – 08:53
- 3☽︎ Moon08:53 – 09:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 11:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 12:10
- 6♂︎ Mars12:10 – 13:15
- 7☉︎ Sun13:15 – 14:21
- 8♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:26 – 16:32
- 10☽︎ Moon16:32 – 17:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:37 – 18:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:43 – 19:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:49 – 20:43
- 2☉︎ Sun20:43 – 21:37
- 3♀︎ Venus21:37 – 22:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:26
- 5☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 02:09
- 8♂︎ Mars02:09 – 03:03
- 9☉︎ Sun03:03 – 03:57
- 10♀︎ Venus03:57 – 04:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 05:46
- 12☽︎ Moon05:46 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vancouver?
On Friday, 4 April 2025, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 19:49: the day lasts 13h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:42 to 07:48: 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.