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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 20:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:55 – 07:09
- 2♀︎ Venus07:09 – 08:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:23 – 09:37
- 4☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 12:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 13:19
- 7♂︎ Mars13:19 – 14:34
- 8☉︎ Sun14:34 – 15:48
- 9♀︎ Venus15:48 – 17:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:02 – 18:16
- 11☽︎ Moon18:16 – 19:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:30 – 20:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:44 – 21:30
- 2♂︎ Mars21:30 – 22:16
- 3☉︎ Sun22:16 – 23:02
- 4♀︎ Venus23:02 – 23:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:48 – 00:34
- 6☽︎ Moon00:34 – 01:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 02:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 02:52
- 9♂︎ Mars02:52 – 03:37
- 10☉︎ Sun03:37 – 04:23
- 11♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:09 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Geelong?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 20:44: the day lasts 14h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 9h 11m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:55 to 07:09: 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.