Planetary hours
in Geelong.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Right now♃︎ Hour of Jupiter — hour 6 of the night, until 01:05
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:21
- 2☽︎ Moon07:21 – 08:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:30 – 09:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:48
- 5♂︎ Mars10:48 – 11:57
- 6☉︎ Sun11:57 – 13:06
- 7♀︎ Venus13:06 – 14:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 15:24
- 9☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:33 – 17:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:51
- 12♂︎ Mars18:51 – 20:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:00 – 20:51
- 2♀︎ Venus20:51 – 21:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:33
- 4☽︎ Moon22:33 – 23:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:15 – 01:05
- 7♂︎ Mars01:05 – 01:56
- 8☉︎ Sun01:56 – 02:47
- 9♀︎ Venus02:47 – 03:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:29
- 11☽︎ Moon04:29 – 05:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Geelong?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 13h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 10h 10m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:12 to 07:21: 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.