Planetary hours
in Melbourne.
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 Thursday, 2 January 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 20:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:02 – 07:16
- 2♂︎ Mars07:16 – 08:29
- 3☉︎ Sun08:29 – 09:43
- 4♀︎ Venus09:43 – 10:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:56 – 12:10
- 6☽︎ Moon12:10 – 13:24
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:24 – 14:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:51
- 9♂︎ Mars15:51 – 17:04
- 10☉︎ Sun17:04 – 18:18
- 11♀︎ Venus18:18 – 19:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:31 – 20:45
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:45 – 21:32
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:32 – 22:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:18 – 23:04
- 4♂︎ Mars23:04 – 23:51
- 5☉︎ Sun23:51 – 00:37
- 6♀︎ Venus00:37 – 01:24
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:24 – 02:10
- 8☽︎ Moon02:10 – 02:57
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:57 – 03:43
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:43 – 04:30
- 11♂︎ Mars04:30 – 05:16
- 12☉︎ Sun05:16 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Thursday, 2 January 2025, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 20:45: the day lasts 14h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 9h 18m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:02 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.