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, 23 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 20:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:24 – 07:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:36 – 08:47
- 3♂︎ Mars08:47 – 09:59
- 4☉︎ Sun09:59 – 11:10
- 5♀︎ Venus11:10 – 12:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:22 – 13:33
- 7☽︎ Moon13:33 – 14:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:45 – 15:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 17:08
- 10♂︎ Mars17:08 – 18:20
- 11☉︎ Sun18:20 – 19:31
- 12♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:43 – 21:31
- 2☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:20 – 23:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:08 – 23:57
- 5♂︎ Mars23:57 – 00:46
- 6☉︎ Sun00:46 – 01:34
- 7♀︎ Venus01:34 – 02:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:23 – 03:11
- 9☽︎ Moon03:11 – 04:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:00 – 04:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:48 – 05:37
- 12♂︎ Mars05:37 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Geelong?
On Saturday, 23 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 20:43: the day lasts 14h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 9h 42m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:24 to 07:36: 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.