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 Tuesday, 30 September 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:11 – 08:10
- 2☉︎ Sun08:10 – 09:08
- 3♀︎ Venus09:08 – 10:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:07 – 11:06
- 5☽︎ Moon11:06 – 12:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:05 – 13:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:03 – 14:02
- 8♂︎ Mars14:02 – 15:01
- 9☉︎ Sun15:01 – 16:00
- 10♀︎ Venus16:00 – 16:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:58 – 17:57
- 12☽︎ Moon17:57 – 18:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:56 – 19:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:57 – 20:58
- 3♂︎ Mars20:58 – 22:00
- 4☉︎ Sun22:00 – 23:01
- 5♀︎ Venus23:01 – 00:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:03 – 01:04
- 7☽︎ Moon01:04 – 02:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:05 – 03:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:07 – 04:08
- 10♂︎ Mars04:08 – 05:09
- 11☉︎ Sun05:09 – 06:11
- 12♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Tuesday, 30 September 2025, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 11h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 12h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:11 to 08:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.