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 Monday, 16 March 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:20
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:20 – 09:22
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:23
- 4♂︎ Mars10:23 – 11:25
- 5☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:26
- 6♀︎ Venus12:26 – 13:28
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:28 – 14:30
- 8☽︎ Moon14:30 – 15:31
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:31 – 16:33
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:35
- 11♂︎ Mars17:35 – 18:36
- 12☉︎ Sun18:36 – 19:38
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:38 – 20:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:36 – 21:35
- 3☽︎ Moon21:35 – 22:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:33 – 23:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:30
- 6♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:29
- 7☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:27
- 8♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:24
- 10☽︎ Moon04:24 – 05:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:22 – 06:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:21 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Monday, 16 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 12h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 11h 42m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:18 to 08:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.