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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:23
- 3☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:42
- 6♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:48
- 7☉︎ Sun12:48 – 13:54
- 8♀︎ Venus13:54 – 15:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 16:06
- 10☽︎ Moon16:06 – 17:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:24
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:24 – 20:18
- 2☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:12
- 3♀︎ Venus21:12 – 22:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 23:00
- 5☽︎ Moon23:00 – 23:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:41
- 8♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:35
- 9☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:28
- 10♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:16
- 12☽︎ Moon05:16 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 13h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 10h 45m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:11 to 07:17: 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.