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, 23 January 2030: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:54
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 08:53
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 09:39
- 2☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:09 – 11:54
- 5♂︎ Mars11:54 – 12:39
- 6☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:24
- 7♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:09 – 14:54
- 9☽︎ Moon14:54 – 15:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:24 – 17:09
- 12♂︎ Mars17:09 – 17:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:54 – 19:09
- 2♀︎ Venus19:09 – 20:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:24 – 21:39
- 4☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 00:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:09 – 01:24
- 7♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:38
- 8☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:53
- 9♀︎ Venus03:53 – 05:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:23
- 11☽︎ Moon06:23 – 07:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:38 – 08:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vancouver?
On Wednesday, 23 January 2030, the Sun rises at 08:54 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 9h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:53, lasts 14h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:54 to 09:39: 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.