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, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 16:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:36 – 08:21
- 2♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 09:50
- 4☽︎ Moon09:50 – 10:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 11:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:05
- 7♂︎ Mars12:05 – 12:50
- 8☉︎ Sun12:50 – 13:34
- 9♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:04
- 11☽︎ Moon15:04 – 15:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:49 – 16:34
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:34 – 17:49
- 2♂︎ Mars17:49 – 19:04
- 3☉︎ Sun19:04 – 20:19
- 4♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:50
- 6☽︎ Moon22:50 – 00:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 01:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:36
- 9♂︎ Mars02:36 – 03:51
- 10☉︎ Sun03:51 – 05:06
- 11♀︎ Venus05:06 – 06:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:22 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 16:34: the day lasts 8h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 15h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:36 to 08:21: 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.