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, 20 March 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:22 – 08:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:23 – 09:24
- 3☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:26
- 6♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:27
- 7☉︎ Sun13:27 – 14:28
- 8♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:29
- 10☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:30 – 18:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:31 – 19:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:32 – 20:31
- 2☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:30
- 3♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:30 – 23:29
- 5☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:27
- 8♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:26
- 9☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:25
- 10♀︎ Venus04:25 – 05:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:25 – 06:24
- 12☽︎ Moon06:24 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Friday, 20 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 12h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 11h 51m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:22 to 08:23: 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.