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, 3 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:27 – 08:16
- 2☽︎ Moon08:16 – 09:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:04 – 09:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:52 – 10:41
- 5♂︎ Mars10:41 – 11:29
- 6☉︎ Sun11:29 – 12:18
- 7♀︎ Venus12:18 – 13:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:06 – 13:55
- 9☽︎ Moon13:55 – 14:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:31 – 16:20
- 12♂︎ Mars16:20 – 17:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:08 – 18:20
- 2♀︎ Venus18:20 – 19:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:32 – 20:43
- 4☽︎ Moon20:43 – 21:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:55 – 23:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:06 – 00:18
- 7♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:30
- 8☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:41
- 9♀︎ Venus02:41 – 03:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:53 – 05:04
- 11☽︎ Moon05:04 – 06:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:16 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Wednesday, 3 June 2026, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 9h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 14h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:27 to 08:16: 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.