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, 8 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:06
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 09:05
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:06 – 09:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:48 – 10:30
- 3☽︎ Moon10:30 – 11:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:12 – 11:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:54 – 12:37
- 6♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:19
- 7☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:01
- 8♀︎ Venus14:01 – 14:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:26
- 10☽︎ Moon15:26 – 16:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 16:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:50 – 17:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:32 – 18:50
- 2☉︎ Sun18:50 – 20:08
- 3♀︎ Venus20:08 – 21:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:43
- 5☽︎ Moon22:43 – 00:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 01:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:36
- 8♂︎ Mars02:36 – 03:54
- 9☉︎ Sun03:54 – 05:12
- 10♀︎ Venus05:12 – 06:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:47
- 12☽︎ Moon07:47 – 09:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vancouver?
On Friday, 8 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:06 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 8h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:05, lasts 15h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: 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.