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 Sunday, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:34 – 08:22
- 2♀︎ Venus08:22 – 09:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:11 – 09:59
- 4☽︎ Moon09:59 – 10:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 11:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:25
- 7♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:14
- 8☉︎ Sun13:14 – 14:03
- 9♀︎ Venus14:03 – 14:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 15:40
- 11☽︎ Moon15:40 – 16:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:29 – 17:17
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:29
- 2♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:40
- 3☉︎ Sun19:40 – 20:51
- 4♀︎ Venus20:51 – 22:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 23:14
- 6☽︎ Moon23:14 – 00:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:37 – 02:48
- 9♂︎ Mars02:48 – 03:59
- 10☉︎ Sun03:59 – 05:11
- 11♀︎ Venus05:11 – 06:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:22 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 9h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 14h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:34 to 08:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.