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, 15 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:04 – 07:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:15 – 08:26
- 3☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:38 – 10:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 12:01
- 6♂︎ Mars12:01 – 13:12
- 7☉︎ Sun13:12 – 14:23
- 8♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:35 – 16:46
- 10☽︎ Moon16:46 – 17:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:58 – 19:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:09
- 2☉︎ Sun21:09 – 21:58
- 3♀︎ Venus21:58 – 22:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:35
- 5☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:24 – 01:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:12 – 02:01
- 8♂︎ Mars02:01 – 02:50
- 9☉︎ Sun02:50 – 03:39
- 10♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:16
- 12☽︎ Moon05:16 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Friday, 15 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 20:20: the day lasts 14h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 9h 44m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:04 to 07:15: 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.