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 Tuesday, 27 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 20:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:29 – 07:40
- 2☉︎ Sun07:40 – 08:51
- 3♀︎ Venus08:51 – 10:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:02 – 11:13
- 5☽︎ Moon11:13 – 12:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:23 – 13:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:34 – 14:45
- 8♂︎ Mars14:45 – 15:56
- 9☉︎ Sun15:56 – 17:07
- 10♀︎ Venus17:07 – 18:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:18 – 19:29
- 12☽︎ Moon19:29 – 20:40
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:40 – 21:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:29 – 22:18
- 3♂︎ Mars22:18 – 23:08
- 4☉︎ Sun23:08 – 23:57
- 5♀︎ Venus23:57 – 00:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:46 – 01:35
- 7☽︎ Moon01:35 – 02:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:24 – 03:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:13 – 04:03
- 10♂︎ Mars04:03 – 04:52
- 11☉︎ Sun04:52 – 05:41
- 12♀︎ Venus05:41 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Geelong?
On Tuesday, 27 January 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 20:40: the day lasts 14h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 9h 50m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:29 to 07:40: 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.