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, 20 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:59 – 08:00
- 2♀︎ Venus08:00 – 09:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 10:03
- 4☽︎ Moon10:03 – 11:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:04 – 12:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 13:07
- 7♂︎ Mars13:07 – 14:08
- 8☉︎ Sun14:08 – 15:10
- 9♀︎ Venus15:10 – 16:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:11 – 17:12
- 11☽︎ Moon17:12 – 18:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:14 – 19:15
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:15 – 20:14
- 2♂︎ Mars20:14 – 21:12
- 3☉︎ Sun21:12 – 22:11
- 4♀︎ Venus22:11 – 23:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 00:09
- 6☽︎ Moon00:09 – 01:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 02:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 03:05
- 9♂︎ Mars03:05 – 04:04
- 10☉︎ Sun04:04 – 05:02
- 11♀︎ Venus05:02 – 06:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Sunday, 20 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 12h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 11h 45m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:59 to 08:00: 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.