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, 15 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:02
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 09:01
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 09:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 10:28
- 3♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:12
- 4☉︎ Sun11:12 – 11:55
- 5♀︎ Venus11:55 – 12:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:22
- 7☽︎ Moon13:22 – 14:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:05 – 14:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:48 – 15:31
- 10♂︎ Mars15:31 – 16:15
- 11☉︎ Sun16:15 – 16:58
- 12♀︎ Venus16:58 – 17:41
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:41 – 18:58
- 2☽︎ Moon18:58 – 20:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:15 – 21:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:31 – 22:48
- 5♂︎ Mars22:48 – 00:05
- 6☉︎ Sun00:05 – 01:21
- 7♀︎ Venus01:21 – 02:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:38 – 03:54
- 9☽︎ Moon03:54 – 05:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:11 – 06:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:28 – 07:44
- 12♂︎ Mars07:44 – 09:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vancouver?
On Saturday, 15 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:02 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 8h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:01, lasts 15h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:02 to 09:45: 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.