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 Tuesday, 7 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:35 – 08:23
- 2☉︎ Sun08:23 – 09:12
- 3♀︎ Venus09:12 – 10:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:00 – 10:48
- 5☽︎ Moon10:48 – 11:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:36 – 12:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 13:13
- 8♂︎ Mars13:13 – 14:01
- 9☉︎ Sun14:01 – 14:49
- 10♀︎ Venus14:49 – 15:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:38 – 16:26
- 12☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:14
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:26 – 19:38
- 3♂︎ Mars19:38 – 20:49
- 4☉︎ Sun20:49 – 22:01
- 5♀︎ Venus22:01 – 23:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 00:25
- 7☽︎ Moon00:25 – 01:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:36 – 02:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:48 – 04:00
- 10♂︎ Mars04:00 – 05:11
- 11☉︎ Sun05:11 – 06:23
- 12♀︎ Venus06:23 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Tuesday, 7 July 2026, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 9h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 14h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:35 to 08:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.