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, 15 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:53 – 07:55
- 2☉︎ Sun07:55 – 08:58
- 3♀︎ Venus08:58 – 10:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:01 – 11:03
- 5☽︎ Moon11:03 – 12:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:06 – 13:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:09 – 14:11
- 8♂︎ Mars14:11 – 15:14
- 9☉︎ Sun15:14 – 16:16
- 10♀︎ Venus16:16 – 17:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:19 – 18:22
- 12☽︎ Moon18:22 – 19:24
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:24 – 20:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:22 – 21:19
- 3♂︎ Mars21:19 – 22:17
- 4☉︎ Sun22:17 – 23:14
- 5♀︎ Venus23:14 – 00:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 01:09
- 7☽︎ Moon01:09 – 02:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:07 – 03:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:04 – 04:02
- 10♂︎ Mars04:02 – 04:59
- 11☉︎ Sun04:59 – 05:56
- 12♀︎ Venus05:56 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Tuesday, 15 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 12h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:53 to 07:55: 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.