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, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:04 – 07:57
- 2♀︎ Venus07:57 – 08:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:51 – 09:44
- 4☽︎ Moon09:44 – 10:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 11:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:24
- 7♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:18
- 8☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:11
- 9♀︎ Venus14:11 – 15:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 15:58
- 11☽︎ Moon15:58 – 16:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:51 – 17:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:45 – 18:51
- 2♂︎ Mars18:51 – 19:58
- 3☉︎ Sun19:58 – 21:04
- 4♀︎ Venus21:04 – 22:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:17
- 6☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:24
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:24 – 01:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:37
- 9♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:43
- 10☉︎ Sun03:43 – 04:50
- 11♀︎ Venus04:50 – 05:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:56 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 10h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 13h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:04 to 07:57: 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.