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, 16 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:47 – 08:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:19
- 3☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 10:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:51 – 11:38
- 6♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:24
- 7☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:10
- 8♀︎ Venus13:10 – 13:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 14:42
- 10☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:29 – 16:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:15 – 17:01
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:01 – 18:15
- 2☉︎ Sun18:15 – 19:28
- 3♀︎ Venus19:28 – 20:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:42 – 21:56
- 5☽︎ Moon21:56 – 23:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 00:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:37
- 8♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:51
- 9☉︎ Sun02:51 – 04:05
- 10♀︎ Venus04:05 – 05:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:19 – 06:32
- 12☽︎ Moon06:32 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Friday, 16 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 9h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 14h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:47 to 08:33: 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.