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, 8 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:45 – 07:49
- 2☉︎ Sun07:49 – 08:53
- 3♀︎ Venus08:53 – 09:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:58 – 11:02
- 5☽︎ Moon11:02 – 12:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:07 – 13:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:11 – 14:15
- 8♂︎ Mars14:15 – 15:20
- 9☉︎ Sun15:20 – 16:24
- 10♀︎ Venus16:24 – 17:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:29 – 18:33
- 12☽︎ Moon18:33 – 19:38
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:38 – 20:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:33 – 21:29
- 3♂︎ Mars21:29 – 22:25
- 4☉︎ Sun22:25 – 23:20
- 5♀︎ Venus23:20 – 00:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:16 – 01:12
- 7☽︎ Moon01:12 – 02:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:07 – 03:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:03 – 03:59
- 10♂︎ Mars03:59 – 04:54
- 11☉︎ Sun04:54 – 05:50
- 12♀︎ Venus05:50 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Tuesday, 8 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 12h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 11h 08m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:45 to 07:49: 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.