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, 19 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:20
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:09
- 2☽︎ Moon08:09 – 08:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:59 – 09:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 10:39
- 5♂︎ Mars10:39 – 11:28
- 6☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:18
- 7♀︎ Venus12:18 – 13:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 13:58
- 9☽︎ Moon13:58 – 14:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:38 – 16:28
- 12♂︎ Mars16:28 – 17:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:18 – 18:28
- 2♀︎ Venus18:28 – 19:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:38 – 20:48
- 4☽︎ Moon20:48 – 21:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:58 – 23:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 00:19
- 7♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:29
- 8☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:39
- 9♀︎ Venus02:39 – 03:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 04:59
- 11☽︎ Moon04:59 – 06:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:10 – 07:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Geelong?
On Wednesday, 19 May 2027, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 9h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:20, lasts 14h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:19 to 08:09: 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.