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 Sunday, 31 August 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:35 – 07:42
- 2♀︎ Venus07:42 – 08:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:48 – 09:55
- 4☽︎ Moon09:55 – 11:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:01 – 12:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:07 – 13:14
- 7♂︎ Mars13:14 – 14:20
- 8☉︎ Sun14:20 – 15:26
- 9♀︎ Venus15:26 – 16:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:33 – 17:39
- 11☽︎ Moon17:39 – 18:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:45 – 19:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:52 – 20:45
- 2♂︎ Mars20:45 – 21:39
- 3☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:33
- 4♀︎ Venus22:33 – 23:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:20
- 6☽︎ Moon00:20 – 01:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:14 – 02:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:08 – 03:02
- 9♂︎ Mars03:02 – 03:55
- 10☉︎ Sun03:55 – 04:49
- 11♀︎ Venus04:49 – 05:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Sunday, 31 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 19:52: the day lasts 13h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 10h 45m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:35 to 07:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.