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 Monday, 2 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:00 – 07:08
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:08 – 08:15
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:15 – 09:23
- 4♂︎ Mars09:23 – 10:31
- 5☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:39
- 6♀︎ Venus11:39 – 12:47
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:47 – 13:55
- 8☽︎ Moon13:55 – 15:03
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:03 – 16:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 17:18
- 11♂︎ Mars17:18 – 18:26
- 12☉︎ Sun18:26 – 19:34
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:34 – 20:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:26 – 21:18
- 3☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:10 – 23:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 23:54
- 6♂︎ Mars23:54 – 00:46
- 7☉︎ Sun00:46 – 01:38
- 8♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:30 – 03:23
- 10☽︎ Moon03:23 – 04:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:07 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Monday, 2 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 13h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:00 to 07:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.