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, 2 December 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 16:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:32 – 08:17
- 2☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:02
- 3♀︎ Venus09:02 – 09:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:48 – 10:33
- 5☽︎ Moon10:33 – 11:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:18 – 12:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:03 – 12:48
- 8♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:34
- 9☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:19
- 10♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 15:49
- 12☽︎ Moon15:49 – 16:34
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:34 – 17:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 19:04
- 3♂︎ Mars19:04 – 20:19
- 4☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:34
- 5♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 00:04
- 7☽︎ Moon00:04 – 01:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:19 – 02:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:34 – 03:48
- 10♂︎ Mars03:48 – 05:03
- 11☉︎ Sun05:03 – 06:18
- 12♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Tuesday, 2 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 16:34: the day lasts 9h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 14h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:32 to 08:17: 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.