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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Right now☽︎ Hour of the Moon — hour 11 of the night, until 05:05
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 07:06
- 2☽︎ Moon07:06 – 08:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:14 – 09:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:30
- 5♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:39
- 6☉︎ Sun11:39 – 12:47
- 7♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:55 – 15:03
- 9☽︎ Moon15:03 – 16:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:20 – 18:28
- 12♂︎ Mars18:28 – 19:36
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:28
- 2♀︎ Venus20:28 – 21:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:19 – 22:11
- 4☽︎ Moon22:11 – 23:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 23:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 00:46
- 7♂︎ Mars00:46 – 01:38
- 8☉︎ Sun01:38 – 02:30
- 9♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:13
- 11☽︎ Moon04:13 – 05:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:05 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 13h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 10h 21m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:58 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.