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, 20 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 21:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:28 – 06:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:46 – 08:04
- 3♂︎ Mars08:04 – 09:22
- 4☉︎ Sun09:22 – 10:40
- 5♀︎ Venus10:40 – 11:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:58 – 13:15
- 7☽︎ Moon13:15 – 14:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:33 – 15:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 17:09
- 10♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:27
- 11☉︎ Sun18:27 – 19:45
- 12♀︎ Venus19:45 – 21:03
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 21:45
- 2☽︎ Moon21:45 – 22:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:27 – 23:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 23:51
- 5♂︎ Mars23:51 – 00:33
- 6☉︎ Sun00:33 – 01:16
- 7♀︎ Venus01:16 – 01:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:58 – 02:40
- 9☽︎ Moon02:40 – 03:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:22 – 04:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:04 – 04:46
- 12♂︎ Mars04:46 – 05:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Saturday, 20 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 21:03: the day lasts 15h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 8h 26m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:28 to 06:46: 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.