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 Friday, 8 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 20:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:08 – 07:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:35
- 3☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:48 – 11:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 12:15
- 6♂︎ Mars12:15 – 13:28
- 7☉︎ Sun13:28 – 14:42
- 8♀︎ Venus14:42 – 15:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:55 – 17:08
- 10☽︎ Moon17:08 – 18:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:22 – 19:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:35 – 20:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:48 – 21:35
- 2☉︎ Sun21:35 – 22:22
- 3♀︎ Venus22:22 – 23:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:09 – 23:55
- 5☽︎ Moon23:55 – 00:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:16
- 8♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:02
- 9☉︎ Sun03:02 – 03:49
- 10♀︎ Venus03:49 – 04:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:36 – 05:22
- 12☽︎ Moon05:22 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Geelong?
On Friday, 8 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 20:48: the day lasts 14h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 9h 21m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:08 to 07:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.