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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:34
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:33 – 08:27
- 2♀︎ Venus08:27 – 09:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:16
- 4☽︎ Moon10:16 – 11:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:10 – 12:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 12:59
- 7♂︎ Mars12:59 – 13:53
- 8☉︎ Sun13:53 – 14:47
- 9♀︎ Venus14:47 – 15:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:41 – 16:36
- 11☽︎ Moon16:36 – 17:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:30 – 18:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:24 – 19:30
- 2♂︎ Mars19:30 – 20:36
- 3☉︎ Sun20:36 – 21:42
- 4♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:48 – 23:53
- 6☽︎ Moon23:53 – 00:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:59 – 02:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:05 – 03:11
- 9♂︎ Mars03:11 – 04:17
- 10☉︎ Sun04:17 – 05:23
- 11♀︎ Venus05:23 – 06:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:28 – 07:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 10h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:34, lasts 13h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:33 to 08:27: 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.