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Planetary hours · Melbourne (Australia)

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 Thursday, 6 August 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
07:15
Sunset
17:36
Next sunrise
07:14

A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter07:15 – 08:07
  2. 2♂︎ Mars08:07 – 08:59
  3. 3☉︎ Sun08:59 – 09:51
  4. 4♀︎ Venus09:51 – 10:42
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury10:42 – 11:34
  6. 6☽︎ Moon11:34 – 12:26
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn12:26 – 13:18
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter13:18 – 14:09
  9. 9♂︎ Mars14:09 – 15:01
  10. 10☉︎ Sun15:01 – 15:53
  11. 11♀︎ Venus15:53 – 16:45
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury16:45 – 17:36

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon17:36 – 18:45
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn18:45 – 19:53
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter19:53 – 21:01
  4. 4♂︎ Mars21:01 – 22:09
  5. 5☉︎ Sun22:09 – 23:17
  6. 6♀︎ Venus23:17 – 00:25
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury00:25 – 01:33
  8. 8☽︎ Moon01:33 – 02:42
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn02:42 – 03:50
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter03:50 – 04:58
  11. 11♂︎ Mars04:58 – 06:06
  12. 12☉︎ Sun06:06 – 07:14

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?

On Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 10h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 07:15 to 08:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.

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