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, 8 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:45 – 07:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:37 – 08:30
- 3☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:22 – 10:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:07
- 6♂︎ Mars11:07 – 11:59
- 7☉︎ Sun11:59 – 12:52
- 8♀︎ Venus12:52 – 13:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 14:36
- 10☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:29 – 16:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:21 – 17:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:14 – 18:21
- 2☉︎ Sun18:21 – 19:29
- 3♀︎ Venus19:29 – 20:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:37 – 21:44
- 5☽︎ Moon21:44 – 22:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:52 – 00:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 01:07
- 8♂︎ Mars01:07 – 02:15
- 9☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:23
- 10♀︎ Venus03:23 – 04:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:31 – 05:38
- 12☽︎ Moon05:38 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Friday, 8 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 13h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:45 to 07:37: 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.