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 Wednesday, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:37 – 08:30
- 2☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:11
- 5♂︎ Mars11:11 – 12:05
- 6☉︎ Sun12:05 – 12:58
- 7♀︎ Venus12:58 – 13:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 14:45
- 9☽︎ Moon14:45 – 15:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:32 – 17:26
- 12♂︎ Mars17:26 – 18:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:19 – 19:26
- 2♀︎ Venus19:26 – 20:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:39
- 4☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:59
- 7♂︎ Mars00:59 – 02:05
- 8☉︎ Sun02:05 – 03:12
- 9♀︎ Venus03:12 – 04:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:25
- 11☽︎ Moon05:25 – 06:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:32 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 10h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 13h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:37 to 08:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.