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 Saturday, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 19:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Australia/Adelaide).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:31 – 07:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:36 – 08:41
- 3♂︎ Mars08:41 – 09:46
- 4☉︎ Sun09:46 – 10:51
- 5♀︎ Venus10:51 – 11:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:56 – 13:01
- 7☽︎ Moon13:01 – 14:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:06 – 15:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:11 – 16:16
- 10♂︎ Mars16:16 – 17:21
- 11☉︎ Sun17:21 – 18:26
- 12♀︎ Venus18:26 – 19:31
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:31 – 20:26
- 2☽︎ Moon20:26 – 21:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:21 – 22:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:16 – 23:10
- 5♂︎ Mars23:10 – 00:05
- 6☉︎ Sun00:05 – 01:00
- 7♀︎ Venus01:00 – 01:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:55 – 02:50
- 9☽︎ Moon02:50 – 03:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:45 – 04:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:40 – 05:35
- 12♂︎ Mars05:35 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Adelaide?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 19:31: the day lasts 13h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 10h 59m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:31 to 07:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.