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 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Australia/Adelaide).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:41 – 07:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:48
- 3☽︎ Moon08:48 – 09:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 10:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:56 – 11:59
- 6♂︎ Mars11:59 – 13:03
- 7☉︎ Sun13:03 – 14:06
- 8♀︎ Venus14:06 – 15:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 16:13
- 10☽︎ Moon16:13 – 17:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:21 – 19:24
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:24 – 20:21
- 2☉︎ Sun20:21 – 21:17
- 3♀︎ Venus21:17 – 22:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:13 – 23:09
- 5☽︎ Moon23:09 – 00:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:06 – 01:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:02 – 01:58
- 8♂︎ Mars01:58 – 02:55
- 9☉︎ Sun02:55 – 03:51
- 10♀︎ Venus03:51 – 04:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:44
- 12☽︎ Moon05:44 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Adelaide?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 12h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 11h 16m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:41 to 07:45: 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.