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, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 20:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:53 – 07:05
- 2♀︎ Venus07:05 – 08:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:30
- 4☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 13:07
- 7♂︎ Mars13:07 – 14:19
- 8☉︎ Sun14:19 – 15:32
- 9♀︎ Venus15:32 – 16:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:44 – 17:57
- 11☽︎ Moon17:57 – 19:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:09 – 20:21
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:21 – 21:09
- 2♂︎ Mars21:09 – 21:57
- 3☉︎ Sun21:57 – 22:44
- 4♀︎ Venus22:44 – 23:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:32 – 00:20
- 6☽︎ Moon00:20 – 01:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 01:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:55 – 02:43
- 9♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:31
- 10☉︎ Sun03:31 – 04:18
- 11♀︎ Venus04:18 – 05:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 20:21: the day lasts 14h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 9h 32m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:53 to 07:05: 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.