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, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:22 – 07:27
- 2☽︎ Moon07:27 – 08:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:40
- 5♂︎ Mars10:40 – 11:45
- 6☉︎ Sun11:45 – 12:49
- 7♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 14:58
- 9☽︎ Moon14:58 – 16:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 17:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:12
- 12♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:12
- 2♀︎ Venus20:12 – 21:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:03
- 4☽︎ Moon22:03 – 22:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 23:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:49
- 7♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:44
- 8☉︎ Sun01:44 – 02:39
- 9♀︎ Venus02:39 – 03:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:30
- 11☽︎ Moon04:30 – 05:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:25 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 12h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 11h 04m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:22 to 07:27: 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.