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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:30 – 07:36
- 2☉︎ Sun07:36 – 08:42
- 3♀︎ Venus08:42 – 09:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:49 – 10:55
- 5☽︎ Moon10:55 – 12:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:01 – 13:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:07 – 14:13
- 8♂︎ Mars14:13 – 15:20
- 9☉︎ Sun15:20 – 16:26
- 10♀︎ Venus16:26 – 17:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:32 – 18:38
- 12☽︎ Moon18:38 – 19:44
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:44 – 20:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:38 – 21:32
- 3♂︎ Mars21:32 – 22:25
- 4☉︎ Sun22:25 – 23:19
- 5♀︎ Venus23:19 – 00:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:13 – 01:07
- 7☽︎ Moon01:07 – 02:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:00 – 02:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:54 – 03:48
- 10♂︎ Mars03:48 – 04:41
- 11☉︎ Sun04:41 – 05:35
- 12♀︎ Venus05:35 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Geelong?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 13h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 10h 44m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:30 to 07:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.