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, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:05
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 09:05
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 09:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:30
- 3♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:12
- 4☉︎ Sun11:12 – 11:55
- 5♀︎ Venus11:55 – 12:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:19
- 7☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:02 – 14:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:44 – 15:26
- 10♂︎ Mars15:26 – 16:09
- 11☉︎ Sun16:09 – 16:51
- 12♀︎ Venus16:51 – 17:33
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:33 – 18:51
- 2☽︎ Moon18:51 – 20:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:09 – 21:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:44
- 5♂︎ Mars22:44 – 00:01
- 6☉︎ Sun00:01 – 01:19
- 7♀︎ Venus01:19 – 02:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:37 – 03:54
- 9☽︎ Moon03:54 – 05:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:12 – 06:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:29 – 07:47
- 12♂︎ Mars07:47 – 09:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vancouver?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:05 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 8h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:05, lasts 15h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:05 to 09:47: 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.