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 Saturday, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 20:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:09 – 07:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:22 – 08:36
- 3♂︎ Mars08:36 – 09:49
- 4☉︎ Sun09:49 – 11:02
- 5♀︎ Venus11:02 – 12:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:15 – 13:29
- 7☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:42 – 15:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 17:09
- 10♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:22
- 11☉︎ Sun18:22 – 19:35
- 12♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 21:35
- 2☽︎ Moon21:35 – 22:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 23:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 23:56
- 5♂︎ Mars23:56 – 00:42
- 6☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:29
- 7♀︎ Venus01:29 – 02:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:16 – 03:03
- 9☽︎ Moon03:03 – 03:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:50 – 04:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:37 – 05:23
- 12♂︎ Mars05:23 – 06:10
Other cities · Australia
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Geelong?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 20:48: the day lasts 14h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 9h 22m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:09 to 07:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.