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, 3 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:40
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 08:39
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:40 – 09:28
- 2☽︎ Moon09:28 – 10:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:03 – 11:51
- 5♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:38
- 6☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:26
- 7♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 15:01
- 9☽︎ Moon15:01 – 15:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:49 – 16:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:24
- 12♂︎ Mars17:24 – 18:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:12 – 19:24
- 2♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:36 – 21:49
- 4☽︎ Moon21:49 – 23:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 00:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 01:25
- 7♂︎ Mars01:25 – 02:38
- 8☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:50
- 9♀︎ Venus03:50 – 05:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 06:14
- 11☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vancouver?
On Wednesday, 3 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:40 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 9h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:39, lasts 14h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:40 to 09:28: 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.