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 Sunday, 21 December 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 16:16
- Next sunrise
- 08:05
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:05 – 08:46
- 2♀︎ Venus08:46 – 09:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:08
- 4☽︎ Moon10:08 – 10:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 11:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:29 – 12:10
- 7♂︎ Mars12:10 – 12:51
- 8☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:32
- 9♀︎ Venus13:32 – 14:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 14:54
- 11☽︎ Moon14:54 – 15:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:35 – 16:16
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:35
- 2♂︎ Mars17:35 – 18:54
- 3☉︎ Sun18:54 – 20:13
- 4♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:51
- 6☽︎ Moon22:51 – 00:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 01:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:49
- 9♂︎ Mars02:49 – 04:08
- 10☉︎ Sun04:08 – 05:27
- 11♀︎ Venus05:27 – 06:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 08:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vancouver?
On Sunday, 21 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 16:16: the day lasts 8h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:05, lasts 15h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:05 to 08:46: 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.