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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Australia/Adelaide).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 07:11
- 2☽︎ Moon07:11 – 08:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:24 – 09:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:49
- 5♂︎ Mars10:49 – 12:01
- 6☉︎ Sun12:01 – 13:14
- 7♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:39
- 9☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 18:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:04 – 19:17
- 12♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:17
- 2♀︎ Venus21:17 – 22:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 22:52
- 4☽︎ Moon22:52 – 23:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:14
- 7♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:02
- 8☉︎ Sun02:02 – 02:49
- 9♀︎ Venus02:49 – 03:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:24
- 11☽︎ Moon04:24 – 05:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:12 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Adelaide?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 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?
Mercury, from 05:59 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 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.