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 Thursday, 19 March 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:21 – 08:22
- 2♂︎ Mars08:22 – 09:23
- 3☉︎ Sun09:23 – 10:24
- 4♀︎ Venus10:24 – 11:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:25 – 12:26
- 6☽︎ Moon12:26 – 13:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:27 – 14:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:28 – 15:29
- 9♂︎ Mars15:29 – 16:30
- 10☉︎ Sun16:30 – 17:31
- 11♀︎ Venus17:31 – 18:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:32 – 19:33
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:33 – 20:32
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:32 – 21:31
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:31 – 22:30
- 4♂︎ Mars22:30 – 23:30
- 5☉︎ Sun23:30 – 00:29
- 6♀︎ Venus00:29 – 01:28
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:28 – 02:27
- 8☽︎ Moon02:27 – 03:26
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:26 – 04:25
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:25 – 05:24
- 11♂︎ Mars05:24 – 06:23
- 12☉︎ Sun06:23 – 07:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Thursday, 19 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 12h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 11h 49m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:21 to 08:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.