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 Saturday, 16 August 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 20:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:18 – 07:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:28 – 08:38
- 3♂︎ Mars08:38 – 09:48
- 4☉︎ Sun09:48 – 10:58
- 5♀︎ Venus10:58 – 12:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:08 – 13:18
- 7☽︎ Moon13:18 – 14:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:28 – 15:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:38 – 16:48
- 10♂︎ Mars16:48 – 17:57
- 11☉︎ Sun17:57 – 19:07
- 12♀︎ Venus19:07 – 20:17
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:17 – 21:08
- 2☽︎ Moon21:08 – 21:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:58 – 22:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:48 – 23:38
- 5♂︎ Mars23:38 – 00:28
- 6☉︎ Sun00:28 – 01:18
- 7♀︎ Venus01:18 – 02:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:08 – 02:58
- 9☽︎ Moon02:58 – 03:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:49 – 04:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:39 – 05:29
- 12♂︎ Mars05:29 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Saturday, 16 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 20:17: the day lasts 14h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 10h 02m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:18 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.