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 Monday, 9 March 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:37 – 08:35
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:33
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:31
- 4♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:29
- 5☉︎ Sun11:29 – 12:27
- 6♀︎ Venus12:27 – 13:25
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:23
- 8☽︎ Moon14:23 – 15:21
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:21 – 16:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:18 – 17:16
- 11♂︎ Mars17:16 – 18:14
- 12☉︎ Sun18:14 – 19:12
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:12 – 20:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:14 – 21:16
- 3☽︎ Moon21:16 – 22:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:18 – 23:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:22
- 6♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:24
- 7☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:26
- 8♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:30
- 10☽︎ Moon04:30 – 05:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:31 – 06:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:33 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Monday, 9 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 11h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 12h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:37 to 08:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.