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 Saturday, 4 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:49 – 07:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:54 – 08:59
- 3♂︎ Mars08:59 – 10:03
- 4☉︎ Sun10:03 – 11:08
- 5♀︎ Venus11:08 – 12:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:13 – 13:17
- 7☽︎ Moon13:17 – 14:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:22 – 15:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:26 – 16:31
- 10♂︎ Mars16:31 – 17:36
- 11☉︎ Sun17:36 – 18:40
- 12♀︎ Venus18:40 – 19:45
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:45 – 20:40
- 2☽︎ Moon20:40 – 21:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:36 – 22:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:31 – 23:26
- 5♂︎ Mars23:26 – 00:21
- 6☉︎ Sun00:21 – 01:16
- 7♀︎ Venus01:16 – 02:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:11 – 03:07
- 9☽︎ Moon03:07 – 04:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:02 – 04:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:57 – 05:52
- 12♂︎ Mars05:52 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Saturday, 4 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:49 to 07:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.