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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 06:55
- 2☽︎ Moon06:55 – 08:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:08 – 09:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:33
- 5♂︎ Mars10:33 – 11:46
- 6☉︎ Sun11:46 – 12:58
- 7♀︎ Venus12:58 – 14:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 15:24
- 9☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:36 – 17:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 19:02
- 12♂︎ Mars19:02 – 20:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:02
- 2♀︎ Venus21:02 – 21:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 22:36
- 4☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 00:59
- 7♂︎ Mars00:59 – 01:46
- 8☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:33
- 9♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 04:08
- 11☽︎ Moon04:08 – 04:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:56 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 20:14: the day lasts 14h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:43 to 06:55: 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.