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 Monday, 20 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 20:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:48 – 07:03
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:03 – 08:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:18 – 09:34
- 4♂︎ Mars09:34 – 10:49
- 5☉︎ Sun10:49 – 12:05
- 6♀︎ Venus12:05 – 13:20
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 14:35
- 8☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:51
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 17:06
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:22
- 11♂︎ Mars18:22 – 19:37
- 12☉︎ Sun19:37 – 20:52
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:52 – 21:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:37 – 22:22
- 3☽︎ Moon22:22 – 23:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:06 – 23:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 00:36
- 6♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:20
- 7☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:05
- 8♀︎ Venus02:05 – 02:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:50 – 03:34
- 10☽︎ Moon03:34 – 04:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:19 – 05:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:04 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Monday, 20 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 20:52: the day lasts 15h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 8h 56m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:48 to 07:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.