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, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 19:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:03 – 07:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:10 – 08:18
- 3☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:32 – 11:40
- 6♂︎ Mars11:40 – 12:47
- 7☉︎ Sun12:47 – 13:54
- 8♀︎ Venus13:54 – 15:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 16:09
- 10☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:24 – 19:31
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:24
- 2☉︎ Sun20:24 – 21:16
- 3♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:09 – 23:01
- 5☽︎ Moon23:01 – 23:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 00:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 01:39
- 8♂︎ Mars01:39 – 02:32
- 9☉︎ Sun02:32 – 03:24
- 10♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:09
- 12☽︎ Moon05:09 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 19:31: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 10h 31m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:03 to 07:10: 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.