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, 5 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 20:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:05 – 07:19
- 2☉︎ Sun07:19 – 08:33
- 3♀︎ Venus08:33 – 09:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:46 – 11:00
- 5☽︎ Moon11:00 – 12:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:13 – 13:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:27 – 14:41
- 8♂︎ Mars14:41 – 15:54
- 9☉︎ Sun15:54 – 17:08
- 10♀︎ Venus17:08 – 18:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:21 – 19:35
- 12☽︎ Moon19:35 – 20:49
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:49 – 21:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:35 – 22:22
- 3♂︎ Mars22:22 – 23:08
- 4☉︎ Sun23:08 – 23:55
- 5♀︎ Venus23:55 – 00:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:41 – 01:27
- 7☽︎ Moon01:27 – 02:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:14 – 03:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:00 – 03:47
- 10♂︎ Mars03:47 – 04:33
- 11☉︎ Sun04:33 – 05:20
- 12♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Geelong?
On Tuesday, 5 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 20:49: the day lasts 14h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 9h 18m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:05 to 07:19: 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.