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 Sunday, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:48 – 07:43
- 2♀︎ Venus07:43 – 08:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:39 – 09:35
- 4☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:23
- 7♂︎ Mars12:23 – 13:19
- 8☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:15
- 9♀︎ Venus14:15 – 15:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:07
- 11☽︎ Moon16:07 – 17:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 17:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:59 – 19:03
- 2♂︎ Mars19:03 – 20:07
- 3☉︎ Sun20:07 – 21:10
- 4♀︎ Venus21:10 – 22:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:18
- 6☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:22 – 01:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:30
- 9♂︎ Mars02:30 – 03:34
- 10☉︎ Sun03:34 – 04:38
- 11♀︎ Venus04:38 – 05:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:42 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Geelong?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 11h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 12h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:48 to 07:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.