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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:24 – 08:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:16
- 3☽︎ Moon09:16 – 10:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:11 – 11:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 12:03
- 6♂︎ Mars12:03 – 12:59
- 7☉︎ Sun12:59 – 13:55
- 8♀︎ Venus13:55 – 14:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:50 – 15:46
- 10☽︎ Moon15:46 – 16:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:42 – 17:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:38 – 18:33
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:38
- 2☉︎ Sun19:38 – 20:42
- 3♀︎ Venus20:42 – 21:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 22:51
- 5☽︎ Moon22:51 – 23:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 00:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:59 – 02:04
- 8♂︎ Mars02:04 – 03:08
- 9☉︎ Sun03:08 – 04:13
- 10♀︎ Venus04:13 – 05:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:21
- 12☽︎ Moon06:21 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vancouver?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 11h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 12h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:24 to 08:20: 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.