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, 30 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:46
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 08:45
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:46 – 09:33
- 2♀︎ Venus09:33 – 10:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:19 – 11:06
- 4☽︎ Moon11:06 – 11:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 12:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:39 – 13:26
- 7♂︎ Mars13:26 – 14:12
- 8☉︎ Sun14:12 – 14:59
- 9♀︎ Venus14:59 – 15:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 16:32
- 11☽︎ Moon16:32 – 17:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:05
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:18
- 2♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:31
- 3☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:45
- 4♀︎ Venus21:45 – 22:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 00:11
- 6☽︎ Moon00:11 – 01:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:25 – 02:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:38 – 03:52
- 9♂︎ Mars03:52 – 05:05
- 10☉︎ Sun05:05 – 06:18
- 11♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:32 – 08:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vancouver?
On Sunday, 30 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:46 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 9h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:45, lasts 14h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:46 to 09:33: 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.