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 Saturday, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:02 – 07:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:09 – 08:17
- 3♂︎ Mars08:17 – 09:24
- 4☉︎ Sun09:24 – 10:32
- 5♀︎ Venus10:32 – 11:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:39 – 12:47
- 7☽︎ Moon12:47 – 13:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:54 – 15:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:02 – 16:09
- 10♂︎ Mars16:09 – 17:17
- 11☉︎ Sun17:17 – 18:24
- 12♀︎ Venus18:24 – 19:32
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:32 – 20:24
- 2☽︎ Moon20:24 – 21:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:17 – 22:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:09 – 23:02
- 5♂︎ Mars23:02 – 23:54
- 6☉︎ Sun23:54 – 00:46
- 7♀︎ Venus00:46 – 01:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:39 – 02:31
- 9☽︎ Moon02:31 – 03:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:24 – 04:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:16 – 05:08
- 12♂︎ Mars05:08 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 13h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:02 to 07:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.