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, 20 February 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:12
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 08:10
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:12 – 09:05
- 2♀︎ Venus09:05 – 09:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:57 – 10:49
- 4☽︎ Moon10:49 – 11:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:41 – 12:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:34 – 13:26
- 7♂︎ Mars13:26 – 14:18
- 8☉︎ Sun14:18 – 15:11
- 9♀︎ Venus15:11 – 16:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:03 – 16:55
- 11☽︎ Moon16:55 – 17:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:48 – 18:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 19:47
- 2♂︎ Mars19:47 – 20:55
- 3☉︎ Sun20:55 – 22:03
- 4♀︎ Venus22:03 – 23:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 00:18
- 6☽︎ Moon00:18 – 01:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:25 – 02:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:33 – 03:40
- 9♂︎ Mars03:40 – 04:48
- 10☉︎ Sun04:48 – 05:55
- 11♀︎ Venus05:55 – 07:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vancouver?
On Sunday, 20 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:12 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:10, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:12 to 09:05: 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.