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 Friday, 30 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 20:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:19 – 07:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:38
- 3☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:48 – 10:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:57 – 12:06
- 6♂︎ Mars12:06 – 13:16
- 7☉︎ Sun13:16 – 14:25
- 8♀︎ Venus14:25 – 15:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:35 – 16:44
- 10☽︎ Moon16:44 – 17:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:54 – 19:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:03 – 20:13
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:13 – 21:03
- 2☉︎ Sun21:03 – 21:54
- 3♀︎ Venus21:54 – 22:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:44 – 23:35
- 5☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 02:07
- 8♂︎ Mars02:07 – 02:58
- 9☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:48
- 10♀︎ Venus03:48 – 04:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:39 – 05:30
- 12☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Friday, 30 January 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 20:13: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 10h 08m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:19 to 07:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.