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 Wednesday, 19 January 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:44
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:32
- 2☽︎ Moon08:32 – 09:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 10:51
- 5♂︎ Mars10:51 – 11:38
- 6☉︎ Sun11:38 – 12:25
- 7♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 13:58
- 9☽︎ Moon13:58 – 14:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:44 – 15:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:31 – 16:18
- 12♂︎ Mars16:18 – 17:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:04 – 18:18
- 2♀︎ Venus18:18 – 19:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:31 – 20:44
- 4☽︎ Moon20:44 – 21:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:58 – 23:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 00:24
- 7♂︎ Mars00:24 – 01:38
- 8☉︎ Sun01:38 – 02:51
- 9♀︎ Venus02:51 – 04:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 05:18
- 11☽︎ Moon05:18 – 06:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:31 – 07:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Wednesday, 19 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 9h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:44, lasts 14h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:45 to 08:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.