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, 31 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:35 – 08:33
- 2☽︎ Moon08:33 – 09:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:30 – 11:29
- 5♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:28
- 6☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:26
- 7♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:23
- 9☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:20 – 18:19
- 12♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:19
- 2♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:22
- 4☽︎ Moon22:22 – 23:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:27
- 7♂︎ Mars01:27 – 02:28
- 8☉︎ Sun02:28 – 03:30
- 9♀︎ Venus03:30 – 04:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:31 – 05:33
- 11☽︎ Moon05:33 – 06:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:34 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Geelong?
On Wednesday, 31 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 11h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 12h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:35 to 08:33: 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.