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 Friday, 25 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:05 – 08:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 09:05
- 3☽︎ Moon09:05 – 10:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 11:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 12:05
- 6♂︎ Mars12:05 – 13:05
- 7☉︎ Sun13:05 – 14:05
- 8♀︎ Venus14:05 – 15:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 16:05
- 10☽︎ Moon16:05 – 17:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:06
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:06 – 20:06
- 2☉︎ Sun20:06 – 21:06
- 3♀︎ Venus21:06 – 22:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 23:06
- 5☽︎ Moon23:06 – 00:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:06 – 01:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 02:06
- 8♂︎ Mars02:06 – 03:06
- 9☉︎ Sun03:06 – 04:06
- 10♀︎ Venus04:06 – 05:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 06:06
- 12☽︎ Moon06:06 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Friday, 25 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 12h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 12h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:05 to 08:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.