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 Wednesday, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 21:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 06:36
- 2☽︎ Moon06:36 – 07:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 09:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 10:37
- 5♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:57
- 6☉︎ Sun11:57 – 13:17
- 7♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 15:57
- 9☽︎ Moon15:57 – 17:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:37 – 19:57
- 12♂︎ Mars19:57 – 21:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:18 – 21:58
- 2♀︎ Venus21:58 – 22:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:17
- 4☽︎ Moon23:17 – 23:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:57 – 00:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:17
- 7♂︎ Mars01:17 – 01:57
- 8☉︎ Sun01:57 – 02:37
- 9♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 03:57
- 11☽︎ Moon03:57 – 04:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:37 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vancouver?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 21:18: the day lasts 16h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 8h 00m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:16 to 06:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.