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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 20:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:08 – 07:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:20 – 08:32
- 3♂︎ Mars08:32 – 09:44
- 4☉︎ Sun09:44 – 10:55
- 5♀︎ Venus10:55 – 12:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:07 – 13:19
- 7☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:31 – 15:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:43 – 16:54
- 10♂︎ Mars16:54 – 18:06
- 11☉︎ Sun18:06 – 19:18
- 12♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:30
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:30 – 21:18
- 2☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:06 – 22:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 23:43
- 5♂︎ Mars23:43 – 00:31
- 6☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:20
- 7♀︎ Venus01:20 – 02:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:08 – 02:56
- 9☽︎ Moon02:56 – 03:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:45 – 04:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:33 – 05:21
- 12♂︎ Mars05:21 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 20:30: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 9h 39m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:08 to 07:20: 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.