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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:11
- 2☽︎ Moon08:11 – 09:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 09:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:54 – 10:45
- 5♂︎ Mars10:45 – 11:37
- 6☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:28
- 7♀︎ Venus12:28 – 13:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 14:11
- 9☽︎ Moon14:11 – 15:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:03 – 15:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:54 – 16:46
- 12♂︎ Mars16:46 – 17:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:37 – 18:46
- 2♀︎ Venus18:46 – 19:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:54 – 21:03
- 4☽︎ Moon21:03 – 22:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 23:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:19 – 00:28
- 7♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:36
- 8☉︎ Sun01:36 – 02:45
- 9♀︎ Venus02:45 – 03:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:53 – 05:01
- 11☽︎ Moon05:01 – 06:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:10 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Geelong?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 10h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 13h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:19 to 08:11: 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.