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 Monday, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:10
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 09:01
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 09:52
- 4♂︎ Mars09:52 – 10:43
- 5☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:35
- 6♀︎ Venus11:35 – 12:26
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:17
- 8☽︎ Moon13:17 – 14:09
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:09 – 15:00
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:00 – 15:51
- 11♂︎ Mars15:51 – 16:43
- 12☉︎ Sun16:43 – 17:34
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:34 – 18:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:43 – 19:51
- 3☽︎ Moon19:51 – 21:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:00 – 22:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:08 – 23:17
- 6♂︎ Mars23:17 – 00:26
- 7☉︎ Sun00:26 – 01:34
- 8♀︎ Venus01:34 – 02:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:43 – 03:51
- 10☽︎ Moon03:51 – 05:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 06:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:09 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 10h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:18 to 08:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.