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, 16 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:16 – 07:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:29 – 08:41
- 3♂︎ Mars08:41 – 09:54
- 4☉︎ Sun09:54 – 11:06
- 5♀︎ Venus11:06 – 12:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:19 – 13:31
- 7☽︎ Moon13:31 – 14:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:44 – 15:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:56 – 17:09
- 10♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:21
- 11☉︎ Sun18:21 – 19:34
- 12♀︎ Venus19:34 – 20:46
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:46 – 21:34
- 2☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 23:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 23:57
- 5♂︎ Mars23:57 – 00:44
- 6☉︎ Sun00:44 – 01:32
- 7♀︎ Venus01:32 – 02:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:19 – 03:07
- 9☽︎ Moon03:07 – 03:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:55 – 04:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:42 – 05:30
- 12♂︎ Mars05:30 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Geelong?
On Saturday, 16 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 9h 31m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:16 to 07:29: 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.
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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.