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 Saturday, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 16:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:35 – 08:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:20 – 09:05
- 3♂︎ Mars09:05 – 09:50
- 4☉︎ Sun09:50 – 10:35
- 5♀︎ Venus10:35 – 11:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:19 – 12:04
- 7☽︎ Moon12:04 – 12:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:49 – 13:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:34 – 14:19
- 10♂︎ Mars14:19 – 15:04
- 11☉︎ Sun15:04 – 15:49
- 12♀︎ Venus15:49 – 16:34
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:34 – 17:49
- 2☽︎ Moon17:49 – 19:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:04 – 20:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:19 – 21:35
- 5♂︎ Mars21:35 – 22:50
- 6☉︎ Sun22:50 – 00:05
- 7♀︎ Venus00:05 – 01:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:20 – 02:35
- 9☽︎ Moon02:35 – 03:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:50 – 05:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:06 – 06:21
- 12♂︎ Mars06:21 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 16:34: the day lasts 8h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 15h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:35 to 08:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.