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, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 16:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:42 – 08:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:26 – 09:10
- 3♂︎ Mars09:10 – 09:55
- 4☉︎ Sun09:55 – 10:39
- 5♀︎ Venus10:39 – 11:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:23 – 12:08
- 7☽︎ Moon12:08 – 12:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:52 – 13:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:36 – 14:21
- 10♂︎ Mars14:21 – 15:05
- 11☉︎ Sun15:05 – 15:49
- 12♀︎ Venus15:49 – 16:34
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:34 – 17:49
- 2☽︎ Moon17:49 – 19:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:05 – 20:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:21 – 21:36
- 5♂︎ Mars21:36 – 22:52
- 6☉︎ Sun22:52 – 00:08
- 7♀︎ Venus00:08 – 01:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:24 – 02:39
- 9☽︎ Moon02:39 – 03:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:55 – 05:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:11 – 06:27
- 12♂︎ Mars06:27 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 16:34: the day lasts 8h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 15h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:42 to 08:26: 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.