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, 22 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 07:46
- 2☽︎ Moon07:46 – 08:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:35 – 10:29
- 5♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:24
- 6☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:18
- 7♀︎ Venus12:18 – 13:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 14:07
- 9☽︎ Moon14:07 – 15:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:01 – 15:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 16:50
- 12♂︎ Mars16:50 – 17:44
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:44 – 18:50
- 2♀︎ Venus18:50 – 19:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:55 – 21:01
- 4☽︎ Moon21:01 – 22:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 23:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 00:18
- 7♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:24
- 8☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:30
- 9♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:36 – 04:42
- 11☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Wednesday, 22 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 10h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 13h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:52 to 07:46: 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.