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 Thursday, 21 January 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 20:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:10 – 07:20
- 2♂︎ Mars07:20 – 08:31
- 3☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:42
- 4♀︎ Venus09:42 – 10:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:52 – 12:03
- 6☽︎ Moon12:03 – 13:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:14 – 14:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:25 – 15:35
- 9♂︎ Mars15:35 – 16:46
- 10☉︎ Sun16:46 – 17:57
- 11♀︎ Venus17:57 – 19:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:07 – 20:18
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:18 – 21:07
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:07 – 21:57
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:57 – 22:46
- 4♂︎ Mars22:46 – 23:36
- 5☉︎ Sun23:36 – 00:25
- 6♀︎ Venus00:25 – 01:14
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:14 – 02:04
- 8☽︎ Moon02:04 – 02:53
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:53 – 03:43
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:43 – 04:32
- 11♂︎ Mars04:32 – 05:21
- 12☉︎ Sun05:21 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Thursday, 21 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 20:18: the day lasts 14h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 9h 53m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:10 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.