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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 16:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:39 – 08:23
- 2☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:08 – 09:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 10:37
- 5♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:22
- 6☉︎ Sun11:22 – 12:06
- 7♀︎ Venus12:06 – 12:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 13:35
- 9☽︎ Moon13:35 – 14:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:20 – 15:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:04 – 15:49
- 12♂︎ Mars15:49 – 16:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:33 – 17:49
- 2♀︎ Venus17:49 – 19:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:04 – 20:20
- 4☽︎ Moon20:20 – 21:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:36 – 22:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:51 – 00:07
- 7♂︎ Mars00:07 – 01:22
- 8☉︎ Sun01:22 – 02:38
- 9♀︎ Venus02:38 – 03:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:53 – 05:09
- 11☽︎ Moon05:09 – 06:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:24 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 16:33: the day lasts 8h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 15h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:39 to 08:23: 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.