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, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 08:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:35 – 09:20
- 3♂︎ Mars09:20 – 10:05
- 4☉︎ Sun10:05 – 10:51
- 5♀︎ Venus10:51 – 11:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:36 – 12:21
- 7☽︎ Moon12:21 – 13:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:06 – 13:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:51 – 14:37
- 10♂︎ Mars14:37 – 15:22
- 11☉︎ Sun15:22 – 16:07
- 12♀︎ Venus16:07 – 16:52
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:52 – 18:07
- 2☽︎ Moon18:07 – 19:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:22 – 20:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:37 – 21:51
- 5♂︎ Mars21:51 – 23:06
- 6☉︎ Sun23:06 – 00:21
- 7♀︎ Venus00:21 – 01:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:36 – 02:50
- 9☽︎ Moon02:50 – 04:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 05:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:20 – 06:35
- 12♂︎ Mars06:35 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 9h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 14h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:50 to 08:35: 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.