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 Tuesday, 16 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:20 – 08:22
- 2☉︎ Sun08:22 – 09:24
- 3♀︎ Venus09:24 – 10:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:26 – 11:27
- 5☽︎ Moon11:27 – 12:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:29 – 13:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:31 – 14:32
- 8♂︎ Mars14:32 – 15:34
- 9☉︎ Sun15:34 – 16:36
- 10♀︎ Venus16:36 – 17:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:37 – 18:39
- 12☽︎ Moon18:39 – 19:41
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:41 – 20:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:39 – 21:37
- 3♂︎ Mars21:37 – 22:36
- 4☉︎ Sun22:36 – 23:34
- 5♀︎ Venus23:34 – 00:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:33 – 01:31
- 7☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:29 – 03:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:28 – 04:26
- 10♂︎ Mars04:26 – 05:25
- 11☉︎ Sun05:25 – 06:23
- 12♀︎ Venus06:23 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Geelong?
On Tuesday, 16 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 12h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 11h 41m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:20 to 08:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.