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 Sunday, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:53
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 08:52
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:53 – 09:38
- 2♀︎ Venus09:38 – 10:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:24 – 11:09
- 4☽︎ Moon11:09 – 11:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:54 – 12:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:39 – 13:24
- 7♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:10
- 8☉︎ Sun14:10 – 14:55
- 9♀︎ Venus14:55 – 15:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:40 – 16:25
- 11☽︎ Moon16:25 – 17:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:10 – 17:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 19:10
- 2♂︎ Mars19:10 – 20:25
- 3☉︎ Sun20:25 – 21:40
- 4♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:54 – 00:09
- 6☽︎ Moon00:09 – 01:24
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:24 – 02:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:38 – 03:53
- 9♂︎ Mars03:53 – 05:08
- 10☉︎ Sun05:08 – 06:23
- 11♀︎ Venus06:23 – 07:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:37 – 08:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vancouver?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:53 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 9h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:52, lasts 14h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:53 to 09:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.