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 Wednesday, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Australia/Adelaide).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:56 – 07:08
- 2☽︎ Moon07:08 – 08:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:21 – 09:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:46
- 5♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:58
- 6☉︎ Sun11:58 – 13:11
- 7♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:23 – 15:36
- 9☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:48 – 18:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 19:13
- 12♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:25 – 21:13
- 2♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 22:48
- 4☽︎ Moon22:48 – 23:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:23 – 01:11
- 7♂︎ Mars01:11 – 01:58
- 8☉︎ Sun01:58 – 02:46
- 9♀︎ Venus02:46 – 03:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:21
- 11☽︎ Moon04:21 – 05:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Adelaide?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 20:25: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 9h 31m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:56 to 07:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.