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 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:47
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 08:48
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:47 – 09:30
- 2☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 10:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:37
- 5♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:19
- 6☉︎ Sun12:19 – 13:01
- 7♀︎ Venus13:01 – 13:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 14:26
- 9☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:08 – 15:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 16:33
- 12♂︎ Mars16:33 – 17:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:16 – 18:33
- 2♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 21:09
- 4☽︎ Moon21:09 – 22:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:44 – 01:02
- 7♂︎ Mars01:02 – 02:20
- 8☉︎ Sun02:20 – 03:37
- 9♀︎ Venus03:37 – 04:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 06:13
- 11☽︎ Moon06:13 – 07:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:31 – 08:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vancouver?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:47 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 8h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:48, lasts 15h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:47 to 09:30: 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.