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, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Australia/Adelaide).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:58 – 07:11
- 2☉︎ Sun07:11 – 08:23
- 3♀︎ Venus08:23 – 09:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:36 – 10:48
- 5☽︎ Moon10:48 – 12:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:01 – 13:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 14:26
- 8♂︎ Mars14:26 – 15:39
- 9☉︎ Sun15:39 – 16:51
- 10♀︎ Venus16:51 – 18:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:04 – 19:16
- 12☽︎ Moon19:16 – 20:29
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:29 – 21:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:16 – 22:04
- 3♂︎ Mars22:04 – 22:51
- 4☉︎ Sun22:51 – 23:39
- 5♀︎ Venus23:39 – 00:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:26 – 01:14
- 7☽︎ Moon01:14 – 02:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:01 – 02:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:49 – 03:36
- 10♂︎ Mars03:36 – 04:24
- 11☉︎ Sun04:24 – 05:11
- 12♀︎ Venus05:11 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Adelaide?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 14h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 9h 30m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:58 to 07:11: 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.