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 Thursday, 12 March 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 19:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:32 – 08:30
- 2♂︎ Mars08:30 – 09:29
- 3☉︎ Sun09:29 – 10:28
- 4♀︎ Venus10:28 – 11:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:26 – 12:25
- 6☽︎ Moon12:25 – 13:24
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:24 – 14:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:23 – 15:21
- 9♂︎ Mars15:21 – 16:20
- 10☉︎ Sun16:20 – 17:19
- 11♀︎ Venus17:19 – 18:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:17 – 19:16
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:16 – 20:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:17 – 21:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:18 – 22:20
- 4♂︎ Mars22:20 – 23:21
- 5☉︎ Sun23:21 – 00:22
- 6♀︎ Venus00:22 – 01:23
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:23 – 02:24
- 8☽︎ Moon02:24 – 03:25
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:25 – 04:26
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:26 – 05:28
- 11♂︎ Mars05:28 – 06:29
- 12☉︎ Sun06:29 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Thursday, 12 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 19:16: the day lasts 11h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 12h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:32 to 08:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.