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 Thursday, 8 April 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:42 – 07:48
- 2♂︎ Mars07:48 – 08:54
- 3☉︎ Sun08:54 – 09:59
- 4♀︎ Venus09:59 – 11:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:05 – 12:10
- 6☽︎ Moon12:10 – 13:16
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:16 – 14:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:22 – 15:27
- 9♂︎ Mars15:27 – 16:33
- 10☉︎ Sun16:33 – 17:39
- 11♀︎ Venus17:39 – 18:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:44 – 19:50
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:50 – 20:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:44 – 21:38
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:38 – 22:33
- 4♂︎ Mars22:33 – 23:27
- 5☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:21
- 6♀︎ Venus00:21 – 01:15
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:15 – 02:09
- 8☽︎ Moon02:09 – 03:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:04 – 03:58
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:58 – 04:52
- 11♂︎ Mars04:52 – 05:46
- 12☉︎ Sun05:46 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Thursday, 8 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 13h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:42 to 07:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.