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 Wednesday, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Australia/Adelaide).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:44 – 07:47
- 2☽︎ Moon07:47 – 08:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:50 – 09:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:54 – 10:57
- 5♂︎ Mars10:57 – 12:00
- 6☉︎ Sun12:00 – 13:03
- 7♀︎ Venus13:03 – 14:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 15:10
- 9☽︎ Moon15:10 – 16:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:19
- 12♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:23
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:23 – 20:19
- 2♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:13
- 4☽︎ Moon22:13 – 23:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:09 – 00:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 01:03
- 7♂︎ Mars01:03 – 01:59
- 8☉︎ Sun01:59 – 02:56
- 9♀︎ Venus02:56 – 03:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:53 – 04:49
- 11☽︎ Moon04:49 – 05:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:46 – 06:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Adelaide?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 12h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 11h 20m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:44 to 07:47: 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.