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, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 20:16
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Australia/Adelaide).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:54 – 07:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 08:18
- 3☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:42 – 11:53
- 6♂︎ Mars11:53 – 13:05
- 7☉︎ Sun13:05 – 14:17
- 8♀︎ Venus14:17 – 15:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:41
- 10☽︎ Moon16:41 – 17:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:53 – 19:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:04 – 20:16
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:16 – 21:04
- 2☉︎ Sun21:04 – 21:53
- 3♀︎ Venus21:53 – 22:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:41 – 23:29
- 5☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 01:53
- 8♂︎ Mars01:53 – 02:42
- 9☉︎ Sun02:42 – 03:30
- 10♀︎ Venus03:30 – 04:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:06
- 12☽︎ Moon05:06 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Adelaide?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 20:16: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 9h 38m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: 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.