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 Tuesday, 29 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:49 – 07:02
- 2☉︎ Sun07:02 – 08:14
- 3♀︎ Venus08:14 – 09:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:40
- 5☽︎ Moon10:40 – 11:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 13:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:05 – 14:17
- 8♂︎ Mars14:17 – 15:30
- 9☉︎ Sun15:30 – 16:43
- 10♀︎ Venus16:43 – 17:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:55 – 19:08
- 12☽︎ Moon19:08 – 20:20
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:20 – 21:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:08 – 21:55
- 3♂︎ Mars21:55 – 22:43
- 4☉︎ Sun22:43 – 23:30
- 5♀︎ Venus23:30 – 00:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:18 – 01:05
- 7☽︎ Moon01:05 – 01:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:53 – 02:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:40 – 03:27
- 10♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:15
- 11☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:02
- 12♀︎ Venus05:02 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Tuesday, 29 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 20:20: the day lasts 14h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 9h 30m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:49 to 07:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.