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, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 20:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:40 – 06:57
- 2♀︎ Venus06:57 – 08:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:30
- 4☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 12:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:03 – 13:19
- 7♂︎ Mars13:19 – 14:36
- 8☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:52
- 9♀︎ Venus15:52 – 17:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:09 – 18:25
- 11☽︎ Moon18:25 – 19:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:42 – 20:58
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:58 – 21:42
- 2♂︎ Mars21:42 – 22:25
- 3☉︎ Sun22:25 – 23:09
- 4♀︎ Venus23:09 – 23:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:53 – 00:36
- 6☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 02:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:03 – 02:47
- 9♂︎ Mars02:47 – 03:30
- 10☉︎ Sun03:30 – 04:14
- 11♀︎ Venus04:14 – 04:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 20:58: the day lasts 15h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 8h 43m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:40 to 06:57: 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.