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, 29 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:40 – 06:57
- 2☽︎ Moon06:57 – 08:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:45
- 5♂︎ Mars10:45 – 12:02
- 6☉︎ Sun12:02 – 13:18
- 7♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:51
- 9☽︎ Moon15:51 – 17:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:23 – 19:40
- 12♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:56 – 21:40
- 2♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:07
- 4☽︎ Moon23:07 – 23:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 00:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:19
- 7♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:03
- 8☉︎ Sun02:03 – 02:46
- 9♀︎ Venus02:46 – 03:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:14
- 11☽︎ Moon04:14 – 04:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vancouver?
On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 15h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 8h 46m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:40 to 06:57: 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.