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 Sunday, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Australia/Adelaide).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:37 – 07:34
- 2♀︎ Venus07:34 – 08:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:30 – 09:27
- 4☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:16
- 7♂︎ Mars12:16 – 13:13
- 8☉︎ Sun13:13 – 14:09
- 9♀︎ Venus14:09 – 15:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 16:02
- 11☽︎ Moon16:02 – 16:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:58 – 17:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 18:58
- 2♂︎ Mars18:58 – 20:02
- 3☉︎ Sun20:02 – 21:05
- 4♀︎ Venus21:05 – 22:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:09 – 23:12
- 6☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:15
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:15 – 01:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:22
- 9♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:26
- 10☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:29
- 11♀︎ Venus04:29 – 05:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:33 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Adelaide?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 11h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 12h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:37 to 07:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.