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, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:25 – 08:16
- 2♀︎ Venus08:16 – 09:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 09:56
- 4☽︎ Moon09:56 – 10:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:26
- 7♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:17
- 8☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:07
- 9♀︎ Venus14:07 – 14:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 15:47
- 11☽︎ Moon15:47 – 16:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:27
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:27 – 18:37
- 2♂︎ Mars18:37 – 19:47
- 3☉︎ Sun19:47 – 20:57
- 4♀︎ Venus20:57 – 22:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 23:16
- 6☽︎ Moon23:16 – 00:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:36 – 02:46
- 9♂︎ Mars02:46 – 03:55
- 10☉︎ Sun03:55 – 05:05
- 11♀︎ Venus05:05 – 06:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 17:27: the day lasts 10h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 13h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:25 to 08:16: 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.