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 Saturday, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 20:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:04 – 07:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:16 – 08:28
- 3♂︎ Mars08:28 – 09:40
- 4☉︎ Sun09:40 – 10:52
- 5♀︎ Venus10:52 – 12:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:04 – 13:16
- 7☽︎ Moon13:16 – 14:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:28 – 15:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:40 – 16:52
- 10♂︎ Mars16:52 – 18:04
- 11☉︎ Sun18:04 – 19:16
- 12♀︎ Venus19:16 – 20:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:28 – 21:16
- 2☽︎ Moon21:16 – 22:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 22:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 23:40
- 5♂︎ Mars23:40 – 00:28
- 6☉︎ Sun00:28 – 01:17
- 7♀︎ Venus01:17 – 02:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:05 – 02:53
- 9☽︎ Moon02:53 – 03:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:41 – 04:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:29 – 05:17
- 12♂︎ Mars05:17 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vancouver?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 20:28: the day lasts 14h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 9h 38m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:04 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.