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, 3 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:51 – 07:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:55 – 09:00
- 3☽︎ Moon09:00 – 10:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 11:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:09 – 12:13
- 6♂︎ Mars12:13 – 13:17
- 7☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:22
- 8♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:26 – 16:31
- 10☽︎ Moon16:31 – 17:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:35 – 18:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:39 – 19:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:44 – 20:39
- 2☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:35
- 3♀︎ Venus21:35 – 22:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:30 – 23:26
- 5☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:21 – 01:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:12
- 8♂︎ Mars02:12 – 03:07
- 9☉︎ Sun03:07 – 04:03
- 10♀︎ Venus04:03 – 04:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 05:54
- 12☽︎ Moon05:54 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Friday, 3 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 12h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 11h 05m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:51 to 07:55: 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.