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 Monday, 17 January 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:05 – 07:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:28
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:28 – 09:39
- 4♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:50
- 5☉︎ Sun10:50 – 12:01
- 6♀︎ Venus12:01 – 13:13
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:13 – 14:24
- 8☽︎ Moon14:24 – 15:35
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:35 – 16:46
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:46 – 17:57
- 11♂︎ Mars17:57 – 19:09
- 12☉︎ Sun19:09 – 20:20
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:20 – 21:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 21:58
- 3☽︎ Moon21:58 – 22:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:24
- 6♂︎ Mars00:24 – 01:13
- 7☉︎ Sun01:13 – 02:02
- 8♀︎ Venus02:02 – 02:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:51 – 03:40
- 10☽︎ Moon03:40 – 04:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:29 – 05:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:17 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Monday, 17 January 2028, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 20:20: the day lasts 14h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 9h 47m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:05 to 07:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.