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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:59 – 07:07
- 2☉︎ Sun07:07 – 08:15
- 3♀︎ Venus08:15 – 09:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:31
- 5☽︎ Moon10:31 – 11:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:39 – 12:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:47 – 13:55
- 8♂︎ Mars13:55 – 15:03
- 9☉︎ Sun15:03 – 16:11
- 10♀︎ Venus16:11 – 17:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:19 – 18:27
- 12☽︎ Moon18:27 – 19:35
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:35 – 20:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:27 – 21:19
- 3♂︎ Mars21:19 – 22:11
- 4☉︎ Sun22:11 – 23:03
- 5♀︎ Venus23:03 – 23:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:54 – 00:46
- 7☽︎ Moon00:46 – 01:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:38 – 02:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:30 – 03:22
- 10♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:14
- 11☉︎ Sun04:14 – 05:06
- 12♀︎ Venus05:06 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 13h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 10h 23m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:59 to 07:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.