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, 18 March 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:24
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:24
- 2☽︎ Moon08:24 – 09:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:27
- 5♂︎ Mars11:27 – 12:29
- 6☉︎ Sun12:29 – 13:30
- 7♀︎ Venus13:30 – 14:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:32
- 9☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:34 – 17:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:35 – 18:36
- 12♂︎ Mars18:36 – 19:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:37 – 20:36
- 2♀︎ Venus20:36 – 21:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:34
- 4☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:30
- 7♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:29
- 8☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:28
- 9♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:26
- 11☽︎ Moon05:26 – 06:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:25 – 07:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Geelong?
On Wednesday, 18 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 12h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:24, lasts 11h 46m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:23 to 08:24: 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.