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, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 21:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:28 – 06:46
- 2♀︎ Venus06:46 – 08:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 09:23
- 4☽︎ Moon09:23 – 10:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:41 – 12:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 13:18
- 7♂︎ Mars13:18 – 14:36
- 8☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:55
- 9♀︎ Venus15:55 – 17:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:13 – 18:32
- 11☽︎ Moon18:32 – 19:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:50 – 21:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:08 – 21:50
- 2♂︎ Mars21:50 – 22:32
- 3☉︎ Sun22:32 – 23:13
- 4♀︎ Venus23:13 – 23:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:55 – 00:37
- 6☽︎ Moon00:37 – 01:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:19 – 02:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:00 – 02:42
- 9♂︎ Mars02:42 – 03:24
- 10☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:05
- 11♀︎ Venus04:05 – 04:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vancouver?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 21:08: the day lasts 15h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 8h 21m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:28 to 06:46: 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.