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, 10 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 20:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:22
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:22 – 08:33
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:33 – 09:45
- 4♂︎ Mars09:45 – 10:56
- 5☉︎ Sun10:56 – 12:07
- 6♀︎ Venus12:07 – 13:19
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:19 – 14:30
- 8☽︎ Moon14:30 – 15:42
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:42 – 16:53
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 18:04
- 11♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:16
- 12☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:27
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:04
- 3☽︎ Moon22:04 – 22:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 23:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:31
- 6♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:19
- 7☉︎ Sun01:19 – 02:08
- 8♀︎ Venus02:08 – 02:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 03:46
- 10☽︎ Moon03:46 – 04:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:34 – 05:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:23 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Monday, 10 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 20:27: the day lasts 14h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 9h 45m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:11 to 07:22: 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.