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 Wednesday, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 20:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:41 – 06:53
- 2☽︎ Moon06:53 – 08:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:05 – 09:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 10:29
- 5♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:41
- 6☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:52
- 7♀︎ Venus12:52 – 14:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 15:16
- 9☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:40 – 18:51
- 12♂︎ Mars18:51 – 20:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:03 – 20:51
- 2♀︎ Venus20:51 – 21:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:40 – 22:28
- 4☽︎ Moon22:28 – 23:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:16 – 00:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 00:52
- 7♂︎ Mars00:52 – 01:40
- 8☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:29
- 9♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:05
- 11☽︎ Moon04:05 – 04:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:53 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 20:03: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 9h 38m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:41 to 06:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.