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, 1 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:50 – 07:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:17
- 3☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:56
- 6♂︎ Mars11:56 – 13:10
- 7☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:23
- 8♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:36 – 16:49
- 10☽︎ Moon16:49 – 18:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:03 – 19:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:16 – 20:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:29 – 21:16
- 2☉︎ Sun21:16 – 22:02
- 3♀︎ Venus22:02 – 22:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:35
- 5☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:22 – 01:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 01:55
- 8♂︎ Mars01:55 – 02:42
- 9☉︎ Sun02:42 – 03:29
- 10♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:02
- 12☽︎ Moon05:02 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vancouver?
On Friday, 1 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 14h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 9h 19m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:50 to 07:03: 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.