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 Saturday, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:23 – 08:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:14 – 09:05
- 3♂︎ Mars09:05 – 09:56
- 4☉︎ Sun09:56 – 10:47
- 5♀︎ Venus10:47 – 11:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:38 – 12:29
- 7☽︎ Moon12:29 – 13:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:20 – 14:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:10 – 15:01
- 10♂︎ Mars15:01 – 15:52
- 11☉︎ Sun15:52 – 16:43
- 12♀︎ Venus16:43 – 17:34
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:34 – 18:43
- 2☽︎ Moon18:43 – 19:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:52 – 21:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:01 – 22:10
- 5♂︎ Mars22:10 – 23:19
- 6☉︎ Sun23:19 – 00:28
- 7♀︎ Venus00:28 – 01:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:37 – 02:46
- 9☽︎ Moon02:46 – 03:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:55 – 05:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:04 – 06:13
- 12♂︎ Mars06:13 – 07:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Geelong?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 10h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 13h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:23 to 08:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.