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, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:47 – 06:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 08:12
- 3☽︎ Moon08:12 – 09:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:50
- 6♂︎ Mars11:50 – 13:03
- 7☉︎ Sun13:03 – 14:15
- 8♀︎ Venus14:15 – 15:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:28 – 16:41
- 10☽︎ Moon16:41 – 17:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:54 – 19:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:06 – 20:19
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:19 – 21:06
- 2☉︎ Sun21:06 – 21:54
- 3♀︎ Venus21:54 – 22:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:41 – 23:28
- 5☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 01:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:03 – 01:50
- 8♂︎ Mars01:50 – 02:38
- 9☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:25
- 10♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 05:00
- 12☽︎ Moon05:00 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 14h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 9h 28m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:47 to 06:59: 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.