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 Sunday, 31 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 20:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:32 – 06:49
- 2♀︎ Venus06:49 – 08:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 09:22
- 4☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 13:12
- 7♂︎ Mars13:12 – 14:28
- 8☉︎ Sun14:28 – 15:45
- 9♀︎ Venus15:45 – 17:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:02 – 18:18
- 11☽︎ Moon18:18 – 19:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:35 – 20:51
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:51 – 21:35
- 2♂︎ Mars21:35 – 22:18
- 3☉︎ Sun22:18 – 23:01
- 4♀︎ Venus23:01 – 23:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:45 – 00:28
- 6☽︎ Moon00:28 – 01:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:12 – 01:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:55 – 02:38
- 9♂︎ Mars02:38 – 03:22
- 10☉︎ Sun03:22 – 04:05
- 11♀︎ Venus04:05 – 04:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Sunday, 31 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 20:51: the day lasts 15h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 8h 40m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:32 to 06:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.