Planetary hours
in Halifax.
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 Friday, 2 May 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:02 – 07:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:25
- 3☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 12:00
- 6♂︎ Mars12:00 – 13:11
- 7☉︎ Sun13:11 – 14:23
- 8♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:34 – 16:46
- 10☽︎ Moon16:46 – 17:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:57 – 19:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:09
- 2☉︎ Sun21:09 – 21:57
- 3♀︎ Venus21:57 – 22:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:45 – 23:34
- 5☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:22 – 01:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 01:59
- 8♂︎ Mars01:59 – 02:47
- 9☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:36
- 10♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:24 – 05:12
- 12☽︎ Moon05:12 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Friday, 2 May 2025, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 20:20: the day lasts 14h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 9h 41m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:02 to 07:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.