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 Saturday, 18 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:14 – 07:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:24 – 08:33
- 3♂︎ Mars08:33 – 09:43
- 4☉︎ Sun09:43 – 10:53
- 5♀︎ Venus10:53 – 12:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 13:12
- 7☽︎ Moon13:12 – 14:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:21 – 15:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:31 – 16:41
- 10♂︎ Mars16:41 – 17:50
- 11☉︎ Sun17:50 – 19:00
- 12♀︎ Venus19:00 – 20:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 21:00
- 2☽︎ Moon21:00 – 21:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:50 – 22:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:40 – 23:30
- 5♂︎ Mars23:30 – 00:21
- 6☉︎ Sun00:21 – 01:11
- 7♀︎ Venus01:11 – 02:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:01 – 02:51
- 9☽︎ Moon02:51 – 03:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:41 – 04:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:32 – 05:22
- 12♂︎ Mars05:22 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vancouver?
On Saturday, 18 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 13h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:14 to 07:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.