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 Friday, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:31 – 08:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:10
- 3☽︎ Moon09:10 – 09:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 10:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:37
- 6♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:26
- 7☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:15
- 8♀︎ Venus13:15 – 14:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 14:53
- 10☽︎ Moon14:53 – 15:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:42 – 16:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:32 – 17:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:21 – 18:31
- 2☉︎ Sun18:31 – 19:42
- 3♀︎ Venus19:42 – 20:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:53 – 22:04
- 5☽︎ Moon22:04 – 23:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:15 – 00:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:26 – 01:37
- 8♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:47
- 9☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:58
- 10♀︎ Venus03:58 – 05:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:09 – 06:20
- 12☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 9h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 14h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:31 to 08:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.