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 Sunday, 6 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:42 – 07:47
- 2♀︎ Venus07:47 – 08:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:52 – 09:57
- 4☽︎ Moon09:57 – 11:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:02 – 12:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:07 – 13:12
- 7♂︎ Mars13:12 – 14:17
- 8☉︎ Sun14:17 – 15:22
- 9♀︎ Venus15:22 – 16:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:26 – 17:31
- 11☽︎ Moon17:31 – 18:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:36 – 19:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:41 – 20:36
- 2♂︎ Mars20:36 – 21:32
- 3☉︎ Sun21:32 – 22:27
- 4♀︎ Venus22:27 – 23:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:22 – 00:17
- 6☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:12 – 02:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:07 – 03:03
- 9♂︎ Mars03:03 – 03:58
- 10☉︎ Sun03:58 – 04:53
- 11♀︎ Venus04:53 – 05:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:48 – 06:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Sunday, 6 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 12h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:42 to 07:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.