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, 2 February 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:42
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 08:41
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:42 – 09:29
- 2☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:17 – 11:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 11:51
- 5♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:39
- 6☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:26
- 7♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:01
- 9☽︎ Moon15:01 – 15:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 16:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:22
- 12♂︎ Mars17:22 – 18:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:10 – 19:22
- 2♀︎ Venus19:22 – 20:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:35 – 21:48
- 4☽︎ Moon21:48 – 23:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 00:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 01:25
- 7♂︎ Mars01:25 – 02:38
- 8☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:50
- 9♀︎ Venus03:50 – 05:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:03 – 06:16
- 11☽︎ Moon06:16 – 07:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vancouver?
On Wednesday, 2 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:42 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 9h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:41, lasts 14h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:42 to 09:29: 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.