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, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 16:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:28 – 08:14
- 2♀︎ Venus08:14 – 09:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 09:45
- 4☽︎ Moon09:45 – 10:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:16 – 12:02
- 7♂︎ Mars12:02 – 12:48
- 8☉︎ Sun12:48 – 13:33
- 9♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:04
- 11☽︎ Moon15:04 – 15:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:50 – 16:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:36 – 17:50
- 2♂︎ Mars17:50 – 19:05
- 3☉︎ Sun19:05 – 20:19
- 4♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:48
- 6☽︎ Moon22:48 – 00:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 01:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:32
- 9♂︎ Mars02:32 – 03:46
- 10☉︎ Sun03:46 – 05:01
- 11♀︎ Venus05:01 – 06:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 16:36: the day lasts 9h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 14h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:28 to 08:14: 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.