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, 19 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:08 – 07:19
- 2☉︎ Sun07:19 – 08:30
- 3♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:40 – 10:51
- 5☽︎ Moon10:51 – 12:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:02 – 13:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 14:24
- 8♂︎ Mars14:24 – 15:35
- 9☉︎ Sun15:35 – 16:46
- 10♀︎ Venus16:46 – 17:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:57 – 19:08
- 12☽︎ Moon19:08 – 20:19
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:19 – 21:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:08 – 21:57
- 3♂︎ Mars21:57 – 22:46
- 4☉︎ Sun22:46 – 23:36
- 5♀︎ Venus23:36 – 00:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:25 – 01:14
- 7☽︎ Moon01:14 – 02:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:03 – 02:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:52 – 03:41
- 10♂︎ Mars03:41 – 04:30
- 11☉︎ Sun04:30 – 05:19
- 12♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Tuesday, 19 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 14h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 9h 50m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:08 to 07:19: 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.