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 Saturday, 11 October 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:40 – 07:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:45 – 08:49
- 3♂︎ Mars08:49 – 09:54
- 4☉︎ Sun09:54 – 10:58
- 5♀︎ Venus10:58 – 12:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 13:07
- 7☽︎ Moon13:07 – 14:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 15:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:16 – 16:20
- 10♂︎ Mars16:20 – 17:24
- 11☉︎ Sun17:24 – 18:29
- 12♀︎ Venus18:29 – 19:33
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:33 – 20:29
- 2☽︎ Moon20:29 – 21:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 22:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:20 – 23:15
- 5♂︎ Mars23:15 – 00:11
- 6☉︎ Sun00:11 – 01:06
- 7♀︎ Venus01:06 – 02:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:02 – 02:57
- 9☽︎ Moon02:57 – 03:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:53 – 04:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:48 – 05:44
- 12♂︎ Mars05:44 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Saturday, 11 October 2025, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 12h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 11h 06m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:40 to 07:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.