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 Friday, 24 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 20:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:52 – 07:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 08:21
- 3☽︎ Moon08:21 – 09:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:51 – 12:05
- 6♂︎ Mars12:05 – 13:20
- 7☉︎ Sun13:20 – 14:35
- 8♀︎ Venus14:35 – 15:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:50 – 17:04
- 10☽︎ Moon17:04 – 18:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:19 – 19:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:34 – 20:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:48 – 21:34
- 2☉︎ Sun21:34 – 22:19
- 3♀︎ Venus22:19 – 23:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:05 – 23:50
- 5☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:06
- 8♂︎ Mars02:06 – 02:51
- 9☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:37
- 10♀︎ Venus03:37 – 04:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:07
- 12☽︎ Moon05:07 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Friday, 24 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 20:48: the day lasts 14h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 9h 04m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:52 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.