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 Sunday, 28 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:53 – 07:49
- 2♀︎ Venus07:49 – 08:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:40
- 4☽︎ Moon09:40 – 10:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:27
- 7♂︎ Mars12:27 – 13:22
- 8☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:18
- 9♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:09
- 11☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 18:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 19:04
- 2♂︎ Mars19:04 – 20:09
- 3☉︎ Sun20:09 – 21:13
- 4♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:22
- 6☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:34
- 9♂︎ Mars02:34 – 03:39
- 10☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:43
- 11♀︎ Venus04:43 – 05:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Sunday, 28 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 12h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:53 to 07:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.