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 Thursday, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:22 – 07:31
- 2♂︎ Mars07:31 – 08:40
- 3☉︎ Sun08:40 – 09:50
- 4♀︎ Venus09:50 – 10:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:59 – 12:08
- 6☽︎ Moon12:08 – 13:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:17 – 14:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:26 – 15:35
- 9♂︎ Mars15:35 – 16:44
- 10☉︎ Sun16:44 – 17:53
- 11♀︎ Venus17:53 – 19:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:02 – 20:11
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:11 – 21:02
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:02 – 21:53
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:53 – 22:44
- 4♂︎ Mars22:44 – 23:35
- 5☉︎ Sun23:35 – 00:26
- 6♀︎ Venus00:26 – 01:17
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:17 – 02:08
- 8☽︎ Moon02:08 – 02:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:59 – 03:50
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:50 – 04:41
- 11♂︎ Mars04:41 – 05:32
- 12☉︎ Sun05:32 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 13h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 10h 12m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:22 to 07:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.