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, 22 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 20:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:21 – 08:32
- 3☽︎ Moon08:32 – 09:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:42 – 10:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 12:04
- 6♂︎ Mars12:04 – 13:14
- 7☉︎ Sun13:14 – 14:25
- 8♀︎ Venus14:25 – 15:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:35 – 16:46
- 10☽︎ Moon16:46 – 17:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:56 – 19:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:07 – 20:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:18 – 21:07
- 2☉︎ Sun21:07 – 21:57
- 3♀︎ Venus21:57 – 22:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:36
- 5☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:15 – 02:04
- 8♂︎ Mars02:04 – 02:54
- 9☉︎ Sun02:54 – 03:43
- 10♀︎ Venus03:43 – 04:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:22
- 12☽︎ Moon05:22 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Friday, 22 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 20:18: the day lasts 14h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 9h 54m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:11 to 07:21: 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.