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 Wednesday, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 20:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:21 – 07:30
- 2☽︎ Moon07:30 – 08:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:40 – 09:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 10:58
- 5♂︎ Mars10:58 – 12:08
- 6☉︎ Sun12:08 – 13:17
- 7♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:36
- 9☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:45 – 17:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 19:04
- 12♂︎ Mars19:04 – 20:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:13 – 21:04
- 2♀︎ Venus21:04 – 21:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:45
- 4☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:18
- 7♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:08
- 8☉︎ Sun02:08 – 02:59
- 9♀︎ Venus02:59 – 03:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 04:41
- 11☽︎ Moon04:41 – 05:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:31 – 06:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 20:13: the day lasts 13h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:21 to 07:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.