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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 20:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:44 – 06:57
- 2♀︎ Venus06:57 – 08:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:10 – 09:22
- 4☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 11:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 13:00
- 7♂︎ Mars13:00 – 14:13
- 8☉︎ Sun14:13 – 15:26
- 9♀︎ Venus15:26 – 16:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:38 – 17:51
- 11☽︎ Moon17:51 – 19:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:04 – 20:17
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:17 – 21:04
- 2♂︎ Mars21:04 – 21:51
- 3☉︎ Sun21:51 – 22:39
- 4♀︎ Venus22:39 – 23:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 00:13
- 6☽︎ Moon00:13 – 01:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 01:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 02:35
- 9♂︎ Mars02:35 – 03:23
- 10☉︎ Sun03:23 – 04:10
- 11♀︎ Venus04:10 – 04:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 20:17: the day lasts 14h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 9h 28m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:44 to 06:57: 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.