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, 31 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:45
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 08:43
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:45 – 09:31
- 2♀︎ Venus09:31 – 10:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:18 – 11:05
- 4☽︎ Moon11:05 – 11:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 12:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:39 – 13:26
- 7♂︎ Mars13:26 – 14:13
- 8☉︎ Sun14:13 – 14:59
- 9♀︎ Venus14:59 – 15:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:46 – 16:33
- 11☽︎ Moon16:33 – 17:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:07 – 19:20
- 2♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:33
- 3☉︎ Sun20:33 – 21:46
- 4♀︎ Venus21:46 – 22:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:59 – 00:12
- 6☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:25 – 02:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:38 – 03:51
- 9♂︎ Mars03:51 – 05:04
- 10☉︎ Sun05:04 – 06:17
- 11♀︎ Venus06:17 – 07:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vancouver?
On Sunday, 31 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:45 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 9h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:43, lasts 14h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:45 to 09:31: 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.