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 Wednesday, 24 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 20:10
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:00 – 08:06
- 2☽︎ Moon08:06 – 09:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:23
- 5♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:29
- 6☉︎ Sun12:29 – 13:35
- 7♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:47
- 9☽︎ Moon15:47 – 16:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 17:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:58 – 19:04
- 12♂︎ Mars19:04 – 20:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:10 – 21:04
- 2♀︎ Venus21:04 – 21:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 22:53
- 4☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:47 – 00:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:36
- 7♂︎ Mars01:36 – 02:30
- 8☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:24
- 9♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:13
- 11☽︎ Moon05:13 – 06:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:07 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Geelong?
On Wednesday, 24 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 20:10: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:00 to 08:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.