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, 8 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:06
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 09:05
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 09:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:48 – 10:30
- 3♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:12
- 4☉︎ Sun11:12 – 11:54
- 5♀︎ Venus11:54 – 12:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:19
- 7☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:01 – 14:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:43 – 15:25
- 10♂︎ Mars15:25 – 16:08
- 11☉︎ Sun16:08 – 16:50
- 12♀︎ Venus16:50 – 17:32
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:32 – 18:50
- 2☽︎ Moon18:50 – 20:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:07 – 21:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:25 – 22:43
- 5♂︎ Mars22:43 – 00:01
- 6☉︎ Sun00:01 – 01:19
- 7♀︎ Venus01:19 – 02:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 03:54
- 9☽︎ Moon03:54 – 05:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:12 – 06:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:30 – 07:47
- 12♂︎ Mars07:47 – 09:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vancouver?
On Saturday, 8 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:06 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 8h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:05, lasts 15h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:06 to 09:48: 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.