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 Wednesday, 16 February 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 19:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:36 – 07:43
- 2☽︎ Moon07:43 – 08:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:50 – 09:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 11:03
- 5♂︎ Mars11:03 – 12:10
- 6☉︎ Sun12:10 – 13:17
- 7♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:30
- 9☽︎ Moon15:30 – 16:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 18:50
- 12♂︎ Mars18:50 – 19:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:57 – 20:51
- 2♀︎ Venus20:51 – 21:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:37
- 4☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:17
- 7♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:11
- 8☉︎ Sun02:11 – 03:04
- 9♀︎ Venus03:04 – 03:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 04:51
- 11☽︎ Moon04:51 – 05:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:44 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Wednesday, 16 February 2028, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 19:57: the day lasts 13h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:36 to 07:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.