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, 3 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 20:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:48
- 2☽︎ Moon06:48 – 08:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:05 – 09:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:38
- 5♂︎ Mars10:38 – 11:55
- 6☉︎ Sun11:55 – 13:12
- 7♀︎ Venus13:12 – 14:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:46
- 9☽︎ Moon15:46 – 17:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 18:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:37
- 12♂︎ Mars19:37 – 20:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:54 – 21:37
- 2♀︎ Venus21:37 – 22:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:03
- 4☽︎ Moon23:03 – 23:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:29 – 01:12
- 7♂︎ Mars01:12 – 01:55
- 8☉︎ Sun01:55 – 02:38
- 9♀︎ Venus02:38 – 03:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 04:04
- 11☽︎ Moon04:04 – 04:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Wednesday, 3 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 20:54: the day lasts 15h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 8h 36m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:31 to 06:48: 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.