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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 20:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Australia/Adelaide).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:54 – 07:06
- 2♂︎ Mars07:06 – 08:18
- 3☉︎ Sun08:18 – 09:30
- 4♀︎ Venus09:30 – 10:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:41 – 11:53
- 6☽︎ Moon11:53 – 13:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:05 – 14:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:17 – 15:28
- 9♂︎ Mars15:28 – 16:40
- 10☉︎ Sun16:40 – 17:52
- 11♀︎ Venus17:52 – 19:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:04 – 20:15
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:15 – 21:04
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:04 – 21:52
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:52 – 22:40
- 4♂︎ Mars22:40 – 23:28
- 5☉︎ Sun23:28 – 00:17
- 6♀︎ Venus00:17 – 01:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:05 – 01:53
- 8☽︎ Moon01:53 – 02:41
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:41 – 03:30
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:18
- 11♂︎ Mars04:18 – 05:06
- 12☉︎ Sun05:06 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Adelaide?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 20:15: the day lasts 14h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 9h 39m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:54 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.