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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:20 – 07:27
- 2☽︎ Moon07:27 – 08:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:51
- 5♂︎ Mars10:51 – 11:58
- 6☉︎ Sun11:58 – 13:06
- 7♀︎ Venus13:06 – 14:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 15:22
- 9☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:29 – 17:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:45
- 12♂︎ Mars18:45 – 19:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:53 – 20:45
- 2♀︎ Venus20:45 – 21:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:37 – 22:29
- 4☽︎ Moon22:29 – 23:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 01:06
- 7♂︎ Mars01:06 – 01:58
- 8☉︎ Sun01:58 – 02:50
- 9♀︎ Venus02:50 – 03:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:34
- 11☽︎ Moon04:34 – 05:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:26 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Geelong?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 13h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 10h 26m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:20 to 07:27: 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.