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 Monday, 18 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Australia/Adelaide).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:04 – 07:55
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 08:47
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:47 – 09:38
- 4♂︎ Mars09:38 – 10:29
- 5☉︎ Sun10:29 – 11:20
- 6♀︎ Venus11:20 – 12:11
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:11 – 13:03
- 8☽︎ Moon13:03 – 13:54
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:54 – 14:45
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:45 – 15:36
- 11♂︎ Mars15:36 – 16:27
- 12☉︎ Sun16:27 – 17:18
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:18 – 18:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:27 – 19:36
- 3☽︎ Moon19:36 – 20:45
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:45 – 21:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:54 – 23:03
- 6♂︎ Mars23:03 – 00:12
- 7☉︎ Sun00:12 – 01:21
- 8♀︎ Venus01:21 – 02:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:30 – 03:38
- 10☽︎ Moon03:38 – 04:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 05:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:56 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Adelaide?
On Monday, 18 May 2026, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 10h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 13h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:04 to 07:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.