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 Saturday, 21 February 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 19:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:42 – 07:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:47 – 08:53
- 3♂︎ Mars08:53 – 09:59
- 4☉︎ Sun09:59 – 11:05
- 5♀︎ Venus11:05 – 12:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:11 – 13:16
- 7☽︎ Moon13:16 – 14:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:22 – 15:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:28 – 16:34
- 10♂︎ Mars16:34 – 17:39
- 11☉︎ Sun17:39 – 18:45
- 12♀︎ Venus18:45 – 19:51
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 20:45
- 2☽︎ Moon20:45 – 21:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:40 – 22:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:34 – 23:28
- 5♂︎ Mars23:28 – 00:22
- 6☉︎ Sun00:22 – 01:17
- 7♀︎ Venus01:17 – 02:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:11 – 03:05
- 9☽︎ Moon03:05 – 04:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:00 – 04:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:54 – 05:48
- 12♂︎ Mars05:48 – 06:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Saturday, 21 February 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 19:51: the day lasts 13h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 10h 52m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:42 to 07:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.