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, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:49 – 08:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:40 – 09:32
- 3☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 12:06
- 6♂︎ Mars12:06 – 12:57
- 7☉︎ Sun12:57 – 13:49
- 8♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:40 – 15:31
- 10☽︎ Moon15:31 – 16:23
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:14 – 18:05
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:05 – 19:14
- 2☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:23
- 3♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:40
- 5☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:58 – 02:07
- 8♂︎ Mars02:07 – 03:15
- 9☉︎ Sun03:15 – 04:24
- 10♀︎ Venus04:24 – 05:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:33 – 06:42
- 12☽︎ Moon06:42 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 10h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 13h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:49 to 08:40: 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.