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 Friday, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:46 – 07:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:50 – 08:54
- 3☽︎ Moon08:54 – 09:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 11:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 12:06
- 6♂︎ Mars12:06 – 13:10
- 7☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:14
- 8♀︎ Venus14:14 – 15:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 16:22
- 10☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:26 – 18:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:34
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:34 – 20:29
- 2☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:25
- 3♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:17
- 5☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:13 – 01:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 02:05
- 8♂︎ Mars02:05 – 03:01
- 9☉︎ Sun03:01 – 03:57
- 10♀︎ Venus03:57 – 04:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 05:49
- 12☽︎ Moon05:49 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Geelong?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 12h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 11h 11m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:46 to 07:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.