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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:08 – 09:00
- 3♂︎ Mars09:00 – 09:52
- 4☉︎ Sun09:52 – 10:44
- 5♀︎ Venus10:44 – 11:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:36 – 12:28
- 7☽︎ Moon12:28 – 13:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:20 – 14:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:12 – 15:04
- 10♂︎ Mars15:04 – 15:56
- 11☉︎ Sun15:56 – 16:48
- 12♀︎ Venus16:48 – 17:40
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:40 – 18:48
- 2☽︎ Moon18:48 – 19:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:56 – 21:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:04 – 22:12
- 5♂︎ Mars22:12 – 23:20
- 6☉︎ Sun23:20 – 00:27
- 7♀︎ Venus00:27 – 01:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:35 – 02:43
- 9☽︎ Moon02:43 – 03:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:51 – 04:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:59 – 06:07
- 12♂︎ Mars06:07 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Geelong?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 10h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 13h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:16 to 08:08: 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.