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 Wednesday, 11 March 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:16
- 2☽︎ Moon08:16 – 09:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 11:24
- 5♂︎ Mars11:24 – 12:27
- 6☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:29
- 7♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:35
- 9☽︎ Moon15:35 – 16:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:40 – 18:43
- 12♂︎ Mars18:43 – 19:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:45 – 20:43
- 2♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:40 – 22:38
- 4☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:30
- 7♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:27
- 8☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:25
- 9♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:20
- 11☽︎ Moon05:20 – 06:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:17 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Wednesday, 11 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 12h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:14 to 08:16: 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.