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 Thursday, 2 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 21:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:33 – 06:50
- 2♂︎ Mars06:50 – 08:08
- 3☉︎ Sun08:08 – 09:25
- 4♀︎ Venus09:25 – 10:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:43 – 12:00
- 6☽︎ Moon12:00 – 13:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:18 – 14:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:35 – 15:53
- 9♂︎ Mars15:53 – 17:10
- 10☉︎ Sun17:10 – 18:28
- 11♀︎ Venus18:28 – 19:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:45 – 21:03
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:03 – 21:45
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:45 – 22:28
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:28 – 23:10
- 4♂︎ Mars23:10 – 23:53
- 5☉︎ Sun23:53 – 00:36
- 6♀︎ Venus00:36 – 01:18
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:18 – 02:01
- 8☽︎ Moon02:01 – 02:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:43 – 03:26
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:26 – 04:08
- 11♂︎ Mars04:08 – 04:51
- 12☉︎ Sun04:51 – 05:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Thursday, 2 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 21:03: the day lasts 15h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 8h 31m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:33 to 06:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.