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, 11 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:41 – 06:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 08:06
- 3☽︎ Moon08:06 – 09:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:44
- 6♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:56
- 7☉︎ Sun12:56 – 14:09
- 8♀︎ Venus14:09 – 15:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:33
- 10☽︎ Moon16:33 – 17:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:46 – 18:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:58 – 20:11
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:11 – 20:58
- 2☉︎ Sun20:58 – 21:46
- 3♀︎ Venus21:46 – 22:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:33 – 23:21
- 5☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 00:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:56 – 01:44
- 8♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:31
- 9☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:19
- 10♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 04:54
- 12☽︎ Moon04:54 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Friday, 11 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 14h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 9h 31m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:41 to 06:54: 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.