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, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:19 – 07:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:13
- 3☽︎ Moon08:13 – 09:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:05
- 6♂︎ Mars11:05 – 12:02
- 7☉︎ Sun12:02 – 13:00
- 8♀︎ Venus13:00 – 13:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 14:54
- 10☽︎ Moon14:54 – 15:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 16:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:49 – 17:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:46 – 18:49
- 2☉︎ Sun18:49 – 19:51
- 3♀︎ Venus19:51 – 20:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 21:56
- 5☽︎ Moon21:56 – 22:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:59 – 00:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 01:04
- 8♂︎ Mars01:04 – 02:07
- 9☉︎ Sun02:07 – 03:10
- 10♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:15
- 12☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 11h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:19 to 07:16: 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.