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 Saturday, 23 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 20:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:22 – 08:33
- 3♂︎ Mars08:33 – 09:43
- 4☉︎ Sun09:43 – 10:54
- 5♀︎ Venus10:54 – 12:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:04 – 13:14
- 7☽︎ Moon13:14 – 14:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:25 – 15:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:35 – 16:46
- 10♂︎ Mars16:46 – 17:56
- 11☉︎ Sun17:56 – 19:07
- 12♀︎ Venus19:07 – 20:17
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:17 – 21:07
- 2☽︎ Moon21:07 – 21:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:56 – 22:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:46 – 23:36
- 5♂︎ Mars23:36 – 00:25
- 6☉︎ Sun00:25 – 01:15
- 7♀︎ Venus01:15 – 02:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:05 – 02:54
- 9☽︎ Moon02:54 – 03:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:44 – 04:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:33 – 05:23
- 12♂︎ Mars05:23 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Saturday, 23 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 20:17: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:12 to 07:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.