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, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 20:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:00 – 07:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:14 – 08:27
- 3♂︎ Mars08:27 – 09:40
- 4☉︎ Sun09:40 – 10:53
- 5♀︎ Venus10:53 – 12:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:07 – 13:20
- 7☽︎ Moon13:20 – 14:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:33 – 15:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 17:00
- 10♂︎ Mars17:00 – 18:13
- 11☉︎ Sun18:13 – 19:26
- 12♀︎ Venus19:26 – 20:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:39 – 21:26
- 2☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 23:47
- 5♂︎ Mars23:47 – 00:34
- 6☉︎ Sun00:34 – 01:20
- 7♀︎ Venus01:20 – 02:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:07 – 02:54
- 9☽︎ Moon02:54 – 03:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:41 – 04:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:28 – 05:15
- 12♂︎ Mars05:15 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 20:39: the day lasts 14h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 9h 22m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:00 to 07:14: 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.