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, 4 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:00 – 07:12
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:12 – 08:23
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:23 – 09:35
- 4♂︎ Mars09:35 – 10:47
- 5☉︎ Sun10:47 – 11:59
- 6♀︎ Venus11:59 – 13:11
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 14:23
- 8☽︎ Moon14:23 – 15:35
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:35 – 16:47
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:47 – 17:59
- 11♂︎ Mars17:59 – 19:10
- 12☉︎ Sun19:10 – 20:22
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:10 – 21:58
- 3☽︎ Moon21:58 – 22:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:22
- 6♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:10
- 7☉︎ Sun01:10 – 01:58
- 8♀︎ Venus01:58 – 02:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:46 – 03:34
- 10☽︎ Moon03:34 – 04:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:22 – 05:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:10 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Monday, 4 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 20:22: the day lasts 14h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 9h 36m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:00 to 07:12: 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.