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 Sunday, 16 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:16 – 08:07
- 2♀︎ Venus08:07 – 08:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:57 – 09:47
- 4☽︎ Moon09:47 – 10:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:28 – 12:18
- 7♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:09
- 8☉︎ Sun13:09 – 13:59
- 9♀︎ Venus13:59 – 14:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 15:39
- 11☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:20 – 18:30
- 2♂︎ Mars18:30 – 19:40
- 3☉︎ Sun19:40 – 20:49
- 4♀︎ Venus20:49 – 21:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 23:09
- 6☽︎ Moon23:09 – 00:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:38
- 9♂︎ Mars02:38 – 03:48
- 10☉︎ Sun03:48 – 04:58
- 11♀︎ Venus04:58 – 06:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Geelong?
On Sunday, 16 May 2027, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 10h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 13h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:16 to 08:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.