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 Friday, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 20:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:13 – 07:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:33
- 3☽︎ Moon08:33 – 09:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:44 – 10:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 12:04
- 6♂︎ Mars12:04 – 13:15
- 7☉︎ Sun13:15 – 14:25
- 8♀︎ Venus14:25 – 15:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:35 – 16:46
- 10☽︎ Moon16:46 – 17:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:56 – 19:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:06 – 20:16
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:16 – 21:06
- 2☉︎ Sun21:06 – 21:56
- 3♀︎ Venus21:56 – 22:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:36
- 5☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:15 – 02:05
- 8♂︎ Mars02:05 – 02:55
- 9☉︎ Sun02:55 – 03:45
- 10♀︎ Venus03:45 – 04:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:34 – 05:24
- 12☽︎ Moon05:24 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vancouver?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 20:16: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:13 to 07:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.