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, 11 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 20:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:39 – 06:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:56 – 08:13
- 3♂︎ Mars08:13 – 09:29
- 4☉︎ Sun09:29 – 10:46
- 5♀︎ Venus10:46 – 12:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:03 – 13:19
- 7☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:36 – 15:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 17:09
- 10♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:26
- 11☉︎ Sun18:26 – 19:42
- 12♀︎ Venus19:42 – 20:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 21:42
- 2☽︎ Moon21:42 – 22:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 23:53
- 5♂︎ Mars23:53 – 00:36
- 6☉︎ Sun00:36 – 01:20
- 7♀︎ Venus01:20 – 02:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:03 – 02:46
- 9☽︎ Moon02:46 – 03:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:30 – 04:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:13 – 04:57
- 12♂︎ Mars04:57 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Saturday, 11 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 20:59: the day lasts 15h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 8h 41m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:39 to 06:56: 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.