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 Friday, 16 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:17 – 07:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:42
- 3☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 11:06
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:06 – 12:19
- 6♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:31
- 7☉︎ Sun13:31 – 14:44
- 8♀︎ Venus14:44 – 15:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:56 – 17:09
- 10☽︎ Moon17:09 – 18:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:21 – 19:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:34 – 20:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:46 – 21:34
- 2☉︎ Sun21:34 – 22:22
- 3♀︎ Venus22:22 – 23:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:09 – 23:57
- 5☽︎ Moon23:57 – 00:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:20
- 8♂︎ Mars02:20 – 03:07
- 9☉︎ Sun03:07 – 03:55
- 10♀︎ Venus03:55 – 04:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:30
- 12☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Geelong?
On Friday, 16 January 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 9h 31m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:17 to 07:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.