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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:07
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 09:07
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 09:48
- 2☽︎ Moon09:48 – 10:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:11 – 11:52
- 5♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:33
- 6☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:15
- 7♀︎ Venus13:15 – 13:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 14:37
- 9☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:19 – 16:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:00 – 16:41
- 12♂︎ Mars16:41 – 17:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:41
- 2♀︎ Venus18:41 – 20:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:00 – 21:19
- 4☽︎ Moon21:19 – 22:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 01:15
- 7♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:33
- 8☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:52
- 9♀︎ Venus03:52 – 05:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:30
- 11☽︎ Moon06:30 – 07:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:48 – 09:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vancouver?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:07 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 8h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:07, lasts 15h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:07 to 09:48: 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.