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 Sunday, 31 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 20:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:20 – 07:29
- 2♀︎ Venus07:29 – 08:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:39 – 09:48
- 4☽︎ Moon09:48 – 10:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:57 – 12:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:07 – 13:16
- 7♂︎ Mars13:16 – 14:25
- 8☉︎ Sun14:25 – 15:35
- 9♀︎ Venus15:35 – 16:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:44 – 17:53
- 11☽︎ Moon17:53 – 19:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 20:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:12 – 21:03
- 2♂︎ Mars21:03 – 21:54
- 3☉︎ Sun21:54 – 22:44
- 4♀︎ Venus22:44 – 23:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:35 – 00:26
- 6☽︎ Moon00:26 – 01:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:17 – 02:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:07 – 02:58
- 9♂︎ Mars02:58 – 03:49
- 10☉︎ Sun03:49 – 04:40
- 11♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Sunday, 31 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 20:12: the day lasts 13h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:20 to 07:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.