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 Monday, 21 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 20:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:45 – 06:57
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:57 – 08:10
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:10 – 09:23
- 4♂︎ Mars09:23 – 10:35
- 5☉︎ Sun10:35 – 11:48
- 6♀︎ Venus11:48 – 13:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:01 – 14:14
- 8☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:26
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:39 – 17:52
- 11♂︎ Mars17:52 – 19:04
- 12☉︎ Sun19:04 – 20:17
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 21:52
- 3☽︎ Moon21:52 – 22:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:26 – 00:14
- 6♂︎ Mars00:14 – 01:01
- 7☉︎ Sun01:01 – 01:48
- 8♀︎ Venus01:48 – 02:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 03:23
- 10☽︎ Moon03:23 – 04:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:10 – 04:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:58 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Monday, 21 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 20:17: the day lasts 14h 33m, 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 Moon, from 05:45 to 06:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.