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, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 19:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:49 – 06:59
- 2♀︎ Venus06:59 – 08:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:08 – 09:18
- 4☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:48
- 7♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:58
- 8☉︎ Sun13:58 – 15:07
- 9♀︎ Venus15:07 – 16:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:27
- 11☽︎ Moon17:27 – 18:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:37 – 19:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:47 – 20:37
- 2♂︎ Mars20:37 – 21:27
- 3☉︎ Sun21:27 – 22:17
- 4♀︎ Venus22:17 – 23:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:07 – 23:57
- 6☽︎ Moon23:57 – 00:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:47 – 01:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:37 – 02:28
- 9♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:18
- 10☉︎ Sun03:18 – 04:08
- 11♀︎ Venus04:08 – 04:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 19:47: the day lasts 13h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 10h 01m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:49 to 06:59: 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.