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 Friday, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:56 – 07:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:04 – 08:13
- 3☽︎ Moon08:13 – 09:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:30 – 11:38
- 6♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:47
- 7☉︎ Sun12:47 – 13:55
- 8♀︎ Venus13:55 – 15:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 16:12
- 10☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:21 – 18:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:29 – 19:38
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:38 – 20:29
- 2☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:21
- 3♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:04
- 5☽︎ Moon23:04 – 23:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 00:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 01:38
- 8♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:29
- 9☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:21
- 10♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:04
- 12☽︎ Moon05:04 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 10h 17m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:56 to 07:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.