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, 23 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:43 – 07:49
- 2☉︎ Sun07:49 – 08:54
- 3♀︎ Venus08:54 – 10:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:00 – 11:05
- 5☽︎ Moon11:05 – 12:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:11 – 13:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:16 – 14:22
- 8♂︎ Mars14:22 – 15:27
- 9☉︎ Sun15:27 – 16:32
- 10♀︎ Venus16:32 – 17:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:38 – 18:43
- 12☽︎ Moon18:43 – 19:49
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:49 – 20:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:43 – 21:38
- 3♂︎ Mars21:38 – 22:33
- 4☉︎ Sun22:33 – 23:27
- 5♀︎ Venus23:27 – 00:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:22 – 01:17
- 7☽︎ Moon01:17 – 02:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:11 – 03:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:06 – 04:00
- 10♂︎ Mars04:00 – 04:55
- 11☉︎ Sun04:55 – 05:50
- 12♀︎ Venus05:50 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Tuesday, 23 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 19:49: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 10h 56m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:43 to 07:49: 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.