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, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:58
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 08:59
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:58 – 09:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:21
- 3♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:02
- 4☉︎ Sun11:02 – 11:43
- 5♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:24 – 13:06
- 7☽︎ Moon13:06 – 13:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:47 – 14:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:28 – 15:10
- 10♂︎ Mars15:10 – 15:51
- 11☉︎ Sun15:51 – 16:32
- 12♀︎ Venus16:32 – 17:13
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:13 – 18:32
- 2☽︎ Moon18:32 – 19:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:51 – 21:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:10 – 22:29
- 5♂︎ Mars22:29 – 23:47
- 6☉︎ Sun23:47 – 01:06
- 7♀︎ Venus01:06 – 02:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 03:44
- 9☽︎ Moon03:44 – 05:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:03 – 06:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:21 – 07:40
- 12♂︎ Mars07:40 – 08:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vancouver?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:58 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 8h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:59, lasts 15h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:58 to 09:39: 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.