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, 13 March 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:16 – 08:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:20
- 3☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 11:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:27
- 6♂︎ Mars12:27 – 13:29
- 7☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:31
- 8♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:33 – 16:36
- 10☽︎ Moon16:36 – 17:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 19:42
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:42 – 20:40
- 2☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:38
- 3♀︎ Venus21:38 – 22:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:34
- 5☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:27
- 8♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:25
- 9☉︎ Sun03:25 – 04:23
- 10♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:19
- 12☽︎ Moon06:19 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Friday, 13 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 12h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 11h 34m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:16 to 08:18: 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.
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.