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 Friday, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 16:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:49 – 08:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:18
- 3☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 10:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:30
- 6♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:14
- 7☉︎ Sun12:14 – 12:58
- 8♀︎ Venus12:58 – 13:42
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:26
- 10☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:10 – 15:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 16:39
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:39 – 17:55
- 2☉︎ Sun17:55 – 19:10
- 3♀︎ Venus19:10 – 20:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:26 – 21:42
- 5☽︎ Moon21:42 – 22:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 00:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:14 – 01:30
- 8♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:46
- 9☉︎ Sun02:46 – 04:02
- 10♀︎ Venus04:02 – 05:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:18 – 06:34
- 12☽︎ Moon06:34 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 16:39: the day lasts 8h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 15h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:49 to 08:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.