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 Saturday, 11 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:42 – 07:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:39 – 08:35
- 3♂︎ Mars08:35 – 09:31
- 4☉︎ Sun09:31 – 10:28
- 5♀︎ Venus10:28 – 11:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:24 – 12:21
- 7☽︎ Moon12:21 – 13:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:17 – 14:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:13 – 15:10
- 10♂︎ Mars15:10 – 16:06
- 11☉︎ Sun16:06 – 17:02
- 12♀︎ Venus17:02 – 17:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:59 – 19:03
- 2☽︎ Moon19:03 – 20:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:06 – 21:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:10 – 22:14
- 5♂︎ Mars22:14 – 23:17
- 6☉︎ Sun23:17 – 00:21
- 7♀︎ Venus00:21 – 01:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:25 – 02:28
- 9☽︎ Moon02:28 – 03:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:32 – 04:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:36 – 05:39
- 12♂︎ Mars05:39 – 06:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Saturday, 11 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 11h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 12h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:42 to 07:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.