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, 14 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:35 – 07:42
- 2♀︎ Venus07:42 – 08:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:49 – 09:56
- 4☽︎ Moon09:56 – 11:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:03 – 12:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:10 – 13:17
- 7♂︎ Mars13:17 – 14:24
- 8☉︎ Sun14:24 – 15:31
- 9♀︎ Venus15:31 – 16:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:38 – 17:45
- 11☽︎ Moon17:45 – 18:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:52 – 19:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:59 – 20:52
- 2♂︎ Mars20:52 – 21:45
- 3☉︎ Sun21:45 – 22:38
- 4♀︎ Venus22:38 – 23:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:31 – 00:24
- 6☽︎ Moon00:24 – 01:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:17 – 02:10
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:10 – 03:03
- 9♂︎ Mars03:03 – 03:56
- 10☉︎ Sun03:56 – 04:50
- 11♀︎ Venus04:50 – 05:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Sunday, 14 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 19:59: the day lasts 13h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 10h 36m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:35 to 07:42: 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.