Planetary hours
in Canberra.
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, 19 October 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:15 – 07:21
- 2♀︎ Venus07:21 – 08:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:26 – 09:32
- 4☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 11:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:48
- 7♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:54
- 8☉︎ Sun13:54 – 14:59
- 9♀︎ Venus14:59 – 16:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:05 – 17:10
- 11☽︎ Moon17:10 – 18:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:16 – 19:21
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:21 – 20:16
- 2♂︎ Mars20:16 – 21:10
- 3☉︎ Sun21:10 – 22:04
- 4♀︎ Venus22:04 – 22:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:59 – 23:53
- 6☽︎ Moon23:53 – 00:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 02:36
- 9♂︎ Mars02:36 – 03:31
- 10☉︎ Sun03:31 – 04:25
- 11♀︎ Venus04:25 – 05:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Sunday, 19 October 2025, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 10h 53m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:15 to 07:21: 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.