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, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:46 – 06:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 08:07
- 3☽︎ Moon08:07 – 09:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 10:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:38
- 6♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:49
- 7☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:59
- 8♀︎ Venus13:59 – 15:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 16:20
- 10☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:41 – 19:52
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:52 – 20:41
- 2☉︎ Sun20:41 – 21:31
- 3♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:10
- 5☽︎ Moon23:10 – 23:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:59 – 00:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:38
- 8♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:27
- 9☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:17
- 10♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 04:56
- 12☽︎ Moon04:56 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 19:52: the day lasts 14h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 9h 53m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:46 to 06:56: 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.