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, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 20:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:09 – 07:21
- 2♀︎ Venus07:21 – 08:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:44
- 4☽︎ Moon09:44 – 10:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 12:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:07 – 13:19
- 7♂︎ Mars13:19 – 14:31
- 8☉︎ Sun14:31 – 15:42
- 9♀︎ Venus15:42 – 16:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:54 – 18:05
- 11☽︎ Moon18:05 – 19:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:17 – 20:28
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:28 – 21:17
- 2♂︎ Mars21:17 – 22:05
- 3☉︎ Sun22:05 – 22:54
- 4♀︎ Venus22:54 – 23:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:31
- 6☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 02:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:08 – 02:57
- 9♂︎ Mars02:57 – 03:45
- 10☉︎ Sun03:45 – 04:34
- 11♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:22 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 20:28: the day lasts 14h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 9h 42m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:09 to 07:21: 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.