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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:01 – 07:08
- 2♀︎ Venus07:08 – 08:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:24
- 4☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:47
- 7♂︎ Mars12:47 – 13:55
- 8☉︎ Sun13:55 – 15:02
- 9♀︎ Venus15:02 – 16:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:10 – 17:18
- 11☽︎ Moon17:18 – 18:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:25 – 19:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:33 – 20:25
- 2♂︎ Mars20:25 – 21:17
- 3☉︎ Sun21:17 – 22:10
- 4♀︎ Venus22:10 – 23:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:02 – 23:54
- 6☽︎ Moon23:54 – 00:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:46 – 01:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:39 – 02:31
- 9♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:23
- 10☉︎ Sun03:23 – 04:15
- 11♀︎ Venus04:15 – 05:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 13h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 10h 27m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:01 to 07:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.