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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:35 – 08:23
- 2☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 10:48
- 5♂︎ Mars10:48 – 11:36
- 6☉︎ Sun11:36 – 12:25
- 7♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:13 – 14:01
- 9☽︎ Moon14:01 – 14:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:50 – 15:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:38 – 16:26
- 12♂︎ Mars16:26 – 17:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:15 – 18:26
- 2♀︎ Venus18:26 – 19:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:38 – 20:50
- 4☽︎ Moon20:50 – 22:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:01 – 23:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 00:25
- 7♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:36
- 8☉︎ Sun01:36 – 02:48
- 9♀︎ Venus02:48 – 04:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 05:11
- 11☽︎ Moon05:11 – 06:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:23 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 9h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 14h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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 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.