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, 9 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:46 – 07:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:38 – 08:30
- 3♂︎ Mars08:30 – 09:23
- 4☉︎ Sun09:23 – 10:15
- 5♀︎ Venus10:15 – 11:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:07 – 11:59
- 7☽︎ Moon11:59 – 12:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:52 – 13:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:44 – 14:36
- 10♂︎ Mars14:36 – 15:28
- 11☉︎ Sun15:28 – 16:20
- 12♀︎ Venus16:20 – 17:13
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:13 – 18:20
- 2☽︎ Moon18:20 – 19:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:28 – 20:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:36 – 21:44
- 5♂︎ Mars21:44 – 22:52
- 6☉︎ Sun22:52 – 00:00
- 7♀︎ Venus00:00 – 01:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:08 – 02:15
- 9☽︎ Moon02:15 – 03:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:23 – 04:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:31 – 05:39
- 12♂︎ Mars05:39 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Saturday, 9 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 10h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 13h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:46 to 07:38: 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.