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, 5 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 21:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:35 – 06:52
- 2♀︎ Venus06:52 – 08:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:09 – 09:27
- 4☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 12:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 13:18
- 7♂︎ Mars13:18 – 14:36
- 8☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:53
- 9♀︎ Venus15:53 – 17:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:10 – 18:27
- 11☽︎ Moon18:27 – 19:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:45 – 21:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:02 – 21:45
- 2♂︎ Mars21:45 – 22:27
- 3☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:10
- 4♀︎ Venus23:10 – 23:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:53 – 00:36
- 6☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:19 – 02:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 02:44
- 9♂︎ Mars02:44 – 03:27
- 10☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:10
- 11♀︎ Venus04:10 – 04:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Sunday, 5 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 21:02: the day lasts 15h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 8h 34m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:35 to 06:52: 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.