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 Wednesday, 13 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 20:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:48 – 07:02
- 2☽︎ Moon07:02 – 08:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:43
- 5♂︎ Mars10:43 – 11:57
- 6☉︎ Sun11:57 – 13:11
- 7♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:38
- 9☽︎ Moon15:38 – 16:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 18:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:19
- 12♂︎ Mars19:19 – 20:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:33 – 21:19
- 2♀︎ Venus21:19 – 22:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 22:51
- 4☽︎ Moon22:51 – 23:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:10
- 7♂︎ Mars01:10 – 01:56
- 8☉︎ Sun01:56 – 02:42
- 9♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:15
- 11☽︎ Moon04:15 – 05:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:01 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Wednesday, 13 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 20:33: the day lasts 14h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 9h 14m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:48 to 07:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.