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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:54 – 07:03
- 2♀︎ Venus07:03 – 08:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:12 – 09:21
- 4☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:47
- 7♂︎ Mars12:47 – 13:56
- 8☉︎ Sun13:56 – 15:05
- 9♀︎ Venus15:05 – 16:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:13 – 17:22
- 11☽︎ Moon17:22 – 18:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:31 – 19:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:40 – 20:31
- 2♂︎ Mars20:31 – 21:22
- 3☉︎ Sun21:22 – 22:13
- 4♀︎ Venus22:13 – 23:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:04 – 23:55
- 6☽︎ Moon23:55 – 00:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:47 – 01:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:38 – 02:29
- 9♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:20
- 10☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:11
- 11♀︎ Venus04:11 – 05:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 13h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:54 to 07:03: 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.