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, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 20:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:53 – 07:07
- 2♀︎ Venus07:07 – 08:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:34
- 4☽︎ Moon09:34 – 10:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 12:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:02 – 13:16
- 7♂︎ Mars13:16 – 14:30
- 8☉︎ Sun14:30 – 15:44
- 9♀︎ Venus15:44 – 16:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:58 – 18:12
- 11☽︎ Moon18:12 – 19:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:26 – 20:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:40 – 21:26
- 2♂︎ Mars21:26 – 22:12
- 3☉︎ Sun22:12 – 22:58
- 4♀︎ Venus22:58 – 23:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:44 – 00:30
- 6☽︎ Moon00:30 – 01:16
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:16 – 02:02
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 02:48
- 9♂︎ Mars02:48 – 03:35
- 10☉︎ Sun03:35 – 04:21
- 11♀︎ Venus04:21 – 05:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Geelong?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 20:40: the day lasts 14h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 9h 13m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:53 to 07:07: 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.