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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:12
- 2☽︎ Moon07:12 – 08:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:33
- 5♂︎ Mars10:33 – 11:40
- 6☉︎ Sun11:40 – 12:47
- 7♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 15:01
- 9☽︎ Moon15:01 – 16:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 17:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:22
- 12♂︎ Mars18:22 – 19:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:29 – 20:22
- 2♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:15 – 22:08
- 4☽︎ Moon22:08 – 23:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 23:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 00:47
- 7♂︎ Mars00:47 – 01:39
- 8☉︎ Sun01:39 – 02:32
- 9♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:18
- 11☽︎ Moon04:18 – 05:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:11 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 13h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 10h 35m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:05 to 07:12: 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.