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, 22 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:45 – 06:55
- 2♀︎ Venus06:55 – 08:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:06 – 09:17
- 4☽︎ Moon09:17 – 10:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:49
- 7♂︎ Mars12:49 – 14:00
- 8☉︎ Sun14:00 – 15:11
- 9♀︎ Venus15:11 – 16:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:21 – 17:32
- 11☽︎ Moon17:32 – 18:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:43 – 19:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:54 – 20:43
- 2♂︎ Mars20:43 – 21:32
- 3☉︎ Sun21:32 – 22:21
- 4♀︎ Venus22:21 – 23:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:11 – 00:00
- 6☽︎ Moon00:00 – 00:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:49 – 01:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:38 – 02:27
- 9♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:17
- 10☉︎ Sun03:17 – 04:06
- 11♀︎ Venus04:06 – 04:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Sunday, 22 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 19:54: the day lasts 14h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 9h 50m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:45 to 06:55: 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.