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 Tuesday, 1 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:36 – 07:42
- 2☉︎ Sun07:42 – 08:49
- 3♀︎ Venus08:49 – 09:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:55 – 11:01
- 5☽︎ Moon11:01 – 12:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:07 – 13:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 14:20
- 8♂︎ Mars14:20 – 15:26
- 9☉︎ Sun15:26 – 16:32
- 10♀︎ Venus16:32 – 17:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:38 – 18:44
- 12☽︎ Moon18:44 – 19:50
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:50 – 20:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:44 – 21:38
- 3♂︎ Mars21:38 – 22:32
- 4☉︎ Sun22:32 – 23:26
- 5♀︎ Venus23:26 – 00:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:20 – 01:14
- 7☽︎ Moon01:14 – 02:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:08 – 03:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:02 – 03:56
- 10♂︎ Mars03:56 – 04:50
- 11☉︎ Sun04:50 – 05:44
- 12♀︎ Venus05:44 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Tuesday, 1 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 13h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:36 to 07:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.