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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:08
- 2☽︎ Moon08:08 – 08:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:59 – 09:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 10:43
- 5♂︎ Mars10:43 – 11:34
- 6☉︎ Sun11:34 – 12:26
- 7♀︎ Venus12:26 – 13:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:18 – 14:09
- 9☽︎ Moon14:09 – 15:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:01 – 15:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 16:44
- 12♂︎ Mars16:44 – 17:36
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:36 – 18:44
- 2♀︎ Venus18:44 – 19:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:52 – 21:00
- 4☽︎ Moon21:00 – 22:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:09 – 23:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:17 – 00:25
- 7♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:34
- 8☉︎ Sun01:34 – 02:42
- 9♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 04:59
- 11☽︎ Moon04:59 – 06:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:07 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 13h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:16 to 08:08: 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.