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 Sunday, 2 March 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 19:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:05 – 08:09
- 2♀︎ Venus08:09 – 09:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:14 – 10:18
- 4☽︎ Moon10:18 – 11:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:23 – 12:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:27 – 13:31
- 7♂︎ Mars13:31 – 14:36
- 8☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:40
- 9♀︎ Venus15:40 – 16:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:45 – 17:49
- 11☽︎ Moon17:49 – 18:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:54 – 19:58
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:58 – 20:54
- 2♂︎ Mars20:54 – 21:49
- 3☉︎ Sun21:49 – 22:45
- 4♀︎ Venus22:45 – 23:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:41 – 00:36
- 6☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:32 – 02:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:28 – 03:23
- 9♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:19
- 10☉︎ Sun04:19 – 05:15
- 11♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:10 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Sunday, 2 March 2025, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 19:58: the day lasts 12h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 11h 08m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:05 to 08:09: 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.