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, 25 March 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:27 – 08:27
- 2☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:26
- 5♂︎ Mars11:26 – 12:26
- 6☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:25
- 7♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:25
- 9☽︎ Moon15:25 – 16:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:25 – 18:24
- 12♂︎ Mars18:24 – 19:24
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:24
- 2♀︎ Venus20:24 – 21:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:25
- 4☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:25 – 00:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:26 – 01:26
- 7♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:26
- 8☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:27
- 9♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:27
- 11☽︎ Moon05:27 – 06:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:27 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Wednesday, 25 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 11h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 12h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:27 to 08:27: 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.