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, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:24 – 08:20
- 2♀︎ Venus08:20 – 09:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:16 – 10:12
- 4☽︎ Moon10:12 – 11:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:08 – 12:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 13:00
- 7♂︎ Mars13:00 – 13:56
- 8☉︎ Sun13:56 – 14:52
- 9♀︎ Venus14:52 – 15:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:48 – 16:44
- 11☽︎ Moon16:44 – 17:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:40 – 18:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:36 – 19:40
- 2♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:44
- 3☉︎ Sun20:44 – 21:48
- 4♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:53 – 23:57
- 6☽︎ Moon23:57 – 01:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 02:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:05 – 03:09
- 9♂︎ Mars03:09 – 04:13
- 10☉︎ Sun04:13 – 05:17
- 11♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:21 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 11h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 12h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:24 to 08:20: 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.