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, 16 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:18
- 2☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 10:16
- 5♂︎ Mars10:16 – 11:16
- 6☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:15
- 7♀︎ Venus12:15 – 13:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 14:14
- 9☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 16:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:12 – 17:11
- 12♂︎ Mars17:11 – 18:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:11 – 19:11
- 2♀︎ Venus19:11 – 20:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:12 – 21:12
- 4☽︎ Moon21:12 – 22:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:14
- 7♂︎ Mars00:14 – 01:15
- 8☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:15
- 9♀︎ Venus02:15 – 03:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 04:16
- 11☽︎ Moon04:16 – 05:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Wednesday, 16 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 11h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:19 to 07:18: 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.