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 Tuesday, 7 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 21:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:36 – 06:53
- 2☉︎ Sun06:53 – 08:10
- 3♀︎ Venus08:10 – 09:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:45
- 5☽︎ Moon10:45 – 12:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:02 – 13:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:19 – 14:36
- 8♂︎ Mars14:36 – 15:53
- 9☉︎ Sun15:53 – 17:10
- 10♀︎ Venus17:10 – 18:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:27 – 19:44
- 12☽︎ Moon19:44 – 21:01
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:01 – 21:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:44 – 22:27
- 3♂︎ Mars22:27 – 23:10
- 4☉︎ Sun23:10 – 23:53
- 5♀︎ Venus23:53 – 00:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:36 – 01:19
- 7☽︎ Moon01:19 – 02:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:02 – 02:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:45 – 03:28
- 10♂︎ Mars03:28 – 04:11
- 11☉︎ Sun04:11 – 04:54
- 12♀︎ Venus04:54 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Tuesday, 7 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 21:01: the day lasts 15h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 8h 36m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:36 to 06:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.