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, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 20:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:42 – 06:54
- 2♀︎ Venus06:54 – 08:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 09:19
- 4☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:57
- 7♂︎ Mars12:57 – 14:10
- 8☉︎ Sun14:10 – 15:22
- 9♀︎ Venus15:22 – 16:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:35 – 17:47
- 11☽︎ Moon17:47 – 19:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:00 – 20:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:12 – 21:00
- 2♂︎ Mars21:00 – 21:47
- 3☉︎ Sun21:47 – 22:35
- 4♀︎ Venus22:35 – 23:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:22 – 00:10
- 6☽︎ Moon00:10 – 00:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:57 – 01:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:45 – 02:32
- 9♂︎ Mars02:32 – 03:20
- 10☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:07
- 11♀︎ Venus04:07 – 04:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 20:12: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 9h 30m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:42 to 06:54: 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.