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 Wednesday, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 07:50
- 2☽︎ Moon07:50 – 08:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 09:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 11:02
- 5♂︎ Mars11:02 – 12:07
- 6☉︎ Sun12:07 – 13:11
- 7♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 15:19
- 9☽︎ Moon15:19 – 16:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:27 – 18:32
- 12♂︎ Mars18:32 – 19:36
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:32
- 2♀︎ Venus20:32 – 21:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:23
- 4☽︎ Moon22:23 – 23:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:19 – 00:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:15 – 01:11
- 7♂︎ Mars01:11 – 02:07
- 8☉︎ Sun02:07 – 03:03
- 9♀︎ Venus03:03 – 03:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 04:55
- 11☽︎ Moon04:55 – 05:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:51 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 12h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 11h 11m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:46 to 07:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.