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, 10 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:01 – 08:50
- 3☽︎ Moon08:50 – 09:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:29 – 11:19
- 6♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:08
- 7☉︎ Sun12:08 – 12:58
- 8♀︎ Venus12:58 – 13:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:37
- 10☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:27 – 16:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:06
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:06 – 18:16
- 2☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:27
- 3♀︎ Venus19:27 – 20:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:37 – 21:47
- 5☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 00:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 01:19
- 8♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:29
- 9☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:40
- 10♀︎ Venus03:40 – 04:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 06:00
- 12☽︎ Moon06:00 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Friday, 10 July 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 9h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 14h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:11 to 08:01: 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.