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 Friday, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 20:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:23 – 07:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:32 – 08:41
- 3☽︎ Moon08:41 – 09:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 12:08
- 6♂︎ Mars12:08 – 13:17
- 7☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:25
- 8♀︎ Venus14:25 – 15:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:34 – 16:43
- 10☽︎ Moon16:43 – 17:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:52 – 19:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:01 – 20:10
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:10 – 21:01
- 2☉︎ Sun21:01 – 21:52
- 3♀︎ Venus21:52 – 22:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:43 – 23:35
- 5☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:08
- 8♂︎ Mars02:08 – 03:00
- 9☉︎ Sun03:00 – 03:51
- 10♀︎ Venus03:51 – 04:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:33
- 12☽︎ Moon05:33 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 20:10: the day lasts 13h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:23 to 07:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.