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, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:06
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 09:06
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 09:48
- 2☽︎ Moon09:48 – 10:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 11:54
- 5♂︎ Mars11:54 – 12:36
- 6☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:18
- 7♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:00 – 14:42
- 9☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:24 – 16:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:06 – 16:48
- 12♂︎ Mars16:48 – 17:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:30 – 18:48
- 2♀︎ Venus18:48 – 20:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:06 – 21:24
- 4☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:42 – 00:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 01:18
- 7♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:36
- 8☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:54
- 9♀︎ Venus03:54 – 05:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:30
- 11☽︎ Moon06:30 – 07:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:48 – 09:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vancouver?
On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:06 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 8h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:06, lasts 15h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:06 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.