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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:33 – 07:39
- 2♀︎ Venus07:39 – 08:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:50
- 4☽︎ Moon09:50 – 10:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 12:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:02 – 13:08
- 7♂︎ Mars13:08 – 14:13
- 8☉︎ Sun14:13 – 15:19
- 9♀︎ Venus15:19 – 16:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:25 – 17:31
- 11☽︎ Moon17:31 – 18:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:37 – 19:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:42 – 20:36
- 2♂︎ Mars20:36 – 21:31
- 3☉︎ Sun21:31 – 22:25
- 4♀︎ Venus22:25 – 23:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:13
- 6☽︎ Moon00:13 – 01:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 02:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 02:55
- 9♂︎ Mars02:55 – 03:49
- 10☉︎ Sun03:49 – 04:43
- 11♀︎ Venus04:43 – 05:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:37 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Geelong?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 13h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:33 to 07:39: 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.