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, 2 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 20:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:22 – 07:31
- 2☉︎ Sun07:31 – 08:40
- 3♀︎ Venus08:40 – 09:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:49 – 10:58
- 5☽︎ Moon10:58 – 12:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:07 – 13:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:16 – 14:25
- 8♂︎ Mars14:25 – 15:34
- 9☉︎ Sun15:34 – 16:43
- 10♀︎ Venus16:43 – 17:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:52 – 19:01
- 12☽︎ Moon19:01 – 20:10
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:10 – 21:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:01 – 21:53
- 3♂︎ Mars21:53 – 22:44
- 4☉︎ Sun22:44 – 23:35
- 5♀︎ Venus23:35 – 00:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:26 – 01:17
- 7☽︎ Moon01:17 – 02:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:08 – 02:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:59 – 03:50
- 10♂︎ Mars03:50 – 04:41
- 11☉︎ Sun04:41 – 05:32
- 12♀︎ Venus05:32 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Tuesday, 2 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 20:10: the day lasts 13h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:22 to 07:31: 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.