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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 20:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:46 – 07:01
- 2♀︎ Venus07:01 – 08:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:32
- 4☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 12:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:02 – 13:18
- 7♂︎ Mars13:18 – 14:33
- 8☉︎ Sun14:33 – 15:48
- 9♀︎ Venus15:48 – 17:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:04 – 18:19
- 11☽︎ Moon18:19 – 19:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:35 – 20:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:50 – 21:35
- 2♂︎ Mars21:35 – 22:19
- 3☉︎ Sun22:19 – 23:04
- 4♀︎ Venus23:04 – 23:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:49 – 00:34
- 6☽︎ Moon00:34 – 01:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:18 – 02:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:03 – 02:48
- 9♂︎ Mars02:48 – 03:33
- 10☉︎ Sun03:33 – 04:18
- 11♀︎ Venus04:18 – 05:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vancouver?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 20:50: the day lasts 15h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 8h 57m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:46 to 07:01: 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.