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 Saturday, 4 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Australia/Adelaide).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:30 – 08:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:28 – 09:26
- 3♂︎ Mars09:26 – 10:24
- 4☉︎ Sun10:24 – 11:22
- 5♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:20 – 13:18
- 7☽︎ Moon13:18 – 14:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:16 – 15:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:14 – 16:12
- 10♂︎ Mars16:12 – 17:10
- 11☉︎ Sun17:10 – 18:08
- 12♀︎ Venus18:08 – 19:06
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:06 – 20:08
- 2☽︎ Moon20:08 – 21:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:10 – 22:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:12 – 23:14
- 5♂︎ Mars23:14 – 00:16
- 6☉︎ Sun00:16 – 01:18
- 7♀︎ Venus01:18 – 02:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:20 – 02:22
- 9☽︎ Moon02:22 – 03:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:24 – 04:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:26 – 05:29
- 12♂︎ Mars05:29 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Adelaide?
On Saturday, 4 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 11h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 12h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:30 to 08:28: 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.