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 Tuesday, 14 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:10 – 08:00
- 2☉︎ Sun08:00 – 08:49
- 3♀︎ Venus08:49 – 09:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:39 – 10:29
- 5☽︎ Moon10:29 – 11:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:19 – 12:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:09 – 12:59
- 8♂︎ Mars12:59 – 13:49
- 9☉︎ Sun13:49 – 14:39
- 10♀︎ Venus14:39 – 15:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:28 – 16:18
- 12☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:08
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:28
- 3♂︎ Mars19:28 – 20:38
- 4☉︎ Sun20:38 – 21:49
- 5♀︎ Venus21:49 – 22:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:59 – 00:09
- 7☽︎ Moon00:09 – 01:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:19 – 02:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:39
- 10♂︎ Mars03:39 – 04:49
- 11☉︎ Sun04:49 – 05:59
- 12♀︎ Venus05:59 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Tuesday, 14 July 2026, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 9h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 14h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:10 to 08:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.