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, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:40 – 07:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:51
- 3☽︎ Moon08:51 – 09:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 11:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 12:07
- 6♂︎ Mars12:07 – 13:12
- 7☉︎ Sun13:12 – 14:18
- 8♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:29
- 10☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:34 – 18:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:39 – 19:45
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:45 – 20:40
- 2☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:34
- 3♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:24
- 5☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 01:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 02:08
- 8♂︎ Mars02:08 – 03:02
- 9☉︎ Sun03:02 – 03:57
- 10♀︎ Venus03:57 – 04:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 05:46
- 12☽︎ Moon05:46 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 10h 56m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:40 to 07:45: 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.