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Planetary hours · Melbourne (Australia)

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 Friday, 6 March 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
07:09
Sunset
19:53
Next sunrise
07:10

A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus07:09 – 08:12
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury08:12 – 09:16
  3. 3☽︎ Moon09:16 – 10:20
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:23
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter11:23 – 12:27
  6. 6♂︎ Mars12:27 – 13:31
  7. 7☉︎ Sun13:31 – 14:34
  8. 8♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:38
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury15:38 – 16:42
  10. 10☽︎ Moon16:42 – 17:45
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn17:45 – 18:49
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter18:49 – 19:53

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars19:53 – 20:49
  2. 2☉︎ Sun20:49 – 21:45
  3. 3♀︎ Venus21:45 – 22:42
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:38
  5. 5☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:35
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:31
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:28
  8. 8♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:24
  9. 9☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:20
  10. 10♀︎ Venus04:20 – 05:17
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:13
  12. 12☽︎ Moon06:13 – 07:10

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?

On Friday, 6 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 12h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 11h 17m: twelve night hours of 56 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 07:09 to 08:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.

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