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, 20 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:57
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 08:56
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:57 – 09:42
- 2☽︎ Moon09:42 – 10:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:26 – 11:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:10 – 11:55
- 5♂︎ Mars11:55 – 12:39
- 6☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:23
- 7♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 14:52
- 9☽︎ Moon14:52 – 15:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:36 – 16:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:21 – 17:05
- 12♂︎ Mars17:05 – 17:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:49 – 19:05
- 2♀︎ Venus19:05 – 20:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:20 – 21:36
- 4☽︎ Moon21:36 – 22:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:52 – 00:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:07 – 01:23
- 7♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:38
- 8☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:54
- 9♀︎ Venus03:54 – 05:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:10 – 06:25
- 11☽︎ Moon06:25 – 07:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:41 – 08:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vancouver?
On Wednesday, 20 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:57 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 8h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:56, lasts 15h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:57 to 09:42: 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.