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 Friday, 3 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 21:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:34 – 06:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 08:08
- 3☽︎ Moon08:08 – 09:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 12:01
- 6♂︎ Mars12:01 – 13:18
- 7☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:35
- 8♀︎ Venus14:35 – 15:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:53 – 17:10
- 10☽︎ Moon17:10 – 18:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:28 – 19:45
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:45 – 21:02
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:02 – 21:45
- 2☉︎ Sun21:45 – 22:28
- 3♀︎ Venus22:28 – 23:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 23:53
- 5☽︎ Moon23:53 – 00:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:36 – 01:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:01
- 8♂︎ Mars02:01 – 02:44
- 9☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:26
- 10♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 04:52
- 12☽︎ Moon04:52 – 05:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Friday, 3 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 21:02: the day lasts 15h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 8h 32m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:34 to 06:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.