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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 07:52
- 2☽︎ Moon07:52 – 08:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:56 – 10:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 11:03
- 5♂︎ Mars11:03 – 12:07
- 6☉︎ Sun12:07 – 13:10
- 7♀︎ Venus13:10 – 14:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 15:17
- 9☽︎ Moon15:17 – 16:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:21 – 17:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:25 – 18:28
- 12♂︎ Mars18:28 – 19:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:28
- 2♀︎ Venus20:28 – 21:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:21
- 4☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 01:10
- 7♂︎ Mars01:10 – 02:06
- 8☉︎ Sun02:06 – 03:02
- 9♀︎ Venus03:02 – 03:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:58 – 04:55
- 11☽︎ Moon04:55 – 05:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:51 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Geelong?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 12h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 11h 16m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:49 to 07:52: 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.