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, 27 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:55 – 07:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:50 – 08:46
- 3♂︎ Mars08:46 – 09:41
- 4☉︎ Sun09:41 – 10:36
- 5♀︎ Venus10:36 – 11:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:32 – 12:27
- 7☽︎ Moon12:27 – 13:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:22 – 14:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:17 – 15:13
- 10♂︎ Mars15:13 – 16:08
- 11☉︎ Sun16:08 – 17:03
- 12♀︎ Venus17:03 – 17:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:59 – 19:03
- 2☽︎ Moon19:03 – 20:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:08 – 21:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:12 – 22:17
- 5♂︎ Mars22:17 – 23:21
- 6☉︎ Sun23:21 – 00:26
- 7♀︎ Venus00:26 – 01:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:31 – 02:35
- 9☽︎ Moon02:35 – 03:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:40 – 04:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:44 – 05:49
- 12♂︎ Mars05:49 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Saturday, 27 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 11h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 12h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:55 to 07:50: 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.