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 Wednesday, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 07:56
- 2☽︎ Moon07:56 – 08:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:47 – 09:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:28
- 5♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:19
- 6☉︎ Sun11:19 – 12:10
- 7♀︎ Venus12:10 – 13:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 13:51
- 9☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:42 – 15:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:32 – 16:23
- 12♂︎ Mars16:23 – 17:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:13 – 18:23
- 2♀︎ Venus18:23 – 19:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:32 – 20:41
- 4☽︎ Moon20:41 – 21:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:51 – 23:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 00:09
- 7♂︎ Mars00:09 – 01:19
- 8☉︎ Sun01:19 – 02:28
- 9♀︎ Venus02:28 – 03:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:47
- 11☽︎ Moon04:47 – 05:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 10h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 13h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:06 to 07:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.