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, 24 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 20:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Australia/Adelaide).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:59 – 07:12
- 2♂︎ Mars07:12 – 08:24
- 3☉︎ Sun08:24 – 09:37
- 4♀︎ Venus09:37 – 10:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:49 – 12:02
- 6☽︎ Moon12:02 – 13:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:14 – 14:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:27 – 15:40
- 9♂︎ Mars15:40 – 16:52
- 10☉︎ Sun16:52 – 18:05
- 11♀︎ Venus18:05 – 19:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:30
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:30 – 21:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:17 – 22:05
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:05 – 22:52
- 4♂︎ Mars22:52 – 23:40
- 5☉︎ Sun23:40 – 00:27
- 6♀︎ Venus00:27 – 01:15
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:15 – 02:02
- 8☽︎ Moon02:02 – 02:50
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:50 – 03:37
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:37 – 04:25
- 11♂︎ Mars04:25 – 05:12
- 12☉︎ Sun05:12 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Adelaide?
On Thursday, 24 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 20:30: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 9h 30m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:59 to 07:12: 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.