Planetary hours
in Adelaide.
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 Friday, 9 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 20:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Australia/Adelaide).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:35
- 3☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 10:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 12:10
- 6♂︎ Mars12:10 – 13:22
- 7☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:34
- 8♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 16:57
- 10☽︎ Moon16:57 – 18:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:09 – 19:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:21 – 20:33
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:33 – 21:21
- 2☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:09
- 3♀︎ Venus22:09 – 22:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:57 – 23:46
- 5☽︎ Moon23:46 – 00:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:11
- 8♂︎ Mars02:11 – 02:59
- 9☉︎ Sun02:59 – 03:47
- 10♀︎ Venus03:47 – 04:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:36 – 05:24
- 12☽︎ Moon05:24 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Adelaide?
On Friday, 9 January 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 20:33: the day lasts 14h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 9h 40m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:11 to 07:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.