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 Tuesday, 13 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Australia/Adelaide).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:36 – 07:40
- 2☉︎ Sun07:40 – 08:44
- 3♀︎ Venus08:44 – 09:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:49 – 10:53
- 5☽︎ Moon10:53 – 11:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:57 – 13:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:02 – 14:06
- 8♂︎ Mars14:06 – 15:10
- 9☉︎ Sun15:10 – 16:15
- 10♀︎ Venus16:15 – 17:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:19 – 18:23
- 12☽︎ Moon18:23 – 19:28
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:28 – 20:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:23 – 21:19
- 3♂︎ Mars21:19 – 22:14
- 4☉︎ Sun22:14 – 23:10
- 5♀︎ Venus23:10 – 00:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:05 – 01:01
- 7☽︎ Moon01:01 – 01:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:57 – 02:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:52 – 03:48
- 10♂︎ Mars03:48 – 04:43
- 11☉︎ Sun04:43 – 05:39
- 12♀︎ Venus05:39 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Adelaide?
On Tuesday, 13 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 12h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 11h 07m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:36 to 07:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.