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, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:37
- 2☽︎ Moon07:37 – 08:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 10:57
- 5♂︎ Mars10:57 – 12:04
- 6☉︎ Sun12:04 – 13:11
- 7♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:25
- 9☽︎ Moon15:25 – 16:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:38 – 18:45
- 12♂︎ Mars18:45 – 19:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:52 – 20:45
- 2♀︎ Venus20:45 – 21:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:32
- 4☽︎ Moon22:32 – 23:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:25 – 00:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 01:12
- 7♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:05
- 8☉︎ Sun02:05 – 02:58
- 9♀︎ Venus02:58 – 03:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 04:45
- 11☽︎ Moon04:45 – 05:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:38 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vancouver?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 19:52: the day lasts 13h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 10h 39m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:30 to 07:37: 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.