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, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Australia/Adelaide).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:27 – 07:32
- 2☉︎ Sun07:32 – 08:38
- 3♀︎ Venus08:38 – 09:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:44 – 10:49
- 5☽︎ Moon10:49 – 11:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:55 – 13:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:00 – 14:06
- 8♂︎ Mars14:06 – 15:11
- 9☉︎ Sun15:11 – 16:17
- 10♀︎ Venus16:17 – 17:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:22 – 18:28
- 12☽︎ Moon18:28 – 19:34
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:34 – 20:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:28 – 21:22
- 3♂︎ Mars21:22 – 22:17
- 4☉︎ Sun22:17 – 23:11
- 5♀︎ Venus23:11 – 00:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:05 – 01:00
- 7☽︎ Moon01:00 – 01:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:54 – 02:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:48 – 03:43
- 10♂︎ Mars03:43 – 04:37
- 11☉︎ Sun04:37 – 05:31
- 12♀︎ Venus05:31 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Adelaide?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 13h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 10h 52m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:27 to 07:32: 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.