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, 27 March 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:04 – 08:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 09:09
- 3☽︎ Moon09:09 – 10:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 11:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 12:17
- 6♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:20
- 7☉︎ Sun13:20 – 14:22
- 8♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:25 – 16:27
- 10☽︎ Moon16:27 – 17:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:30 – 18:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:33 – 19:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:35 – 20:32
- 2☉︎ Sun20:32 – 21:30
- 3♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:27 – 23:24
- 5☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:21 – 01:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:16
- 8♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:13
- 9☉︎ Sun03:13 – 04:10
- 10♀︎ Venus04:10 – 05:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:05
- 12☽︎ Moon06:05 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Friday, 27 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 12h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 11h 27m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:04 to 08:07: 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.