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 Tuesday, 22 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:10 – 07:10
- 2☉︎ Sun07:10 – 08:11
- 3♀︎ Venus08:11 – 09:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:11 – 10:12
- 5☽︎ Moon10:12 – 11:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:12 – 12:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:13 – 13:13
- 8♂︎ Mars13:13 – 14:14
- 9☉︎ Sun14:14 – 15:14
- 10♀︎ Venus15:14 – 16:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:15 – 17:15
- 12☽︎ Moon17:15 – 18:16
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:16 – 19:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:15 – 20:15
- 3♂︎ Mars20:15 – 21:14
- 4☉︎ Sun21:14 – 22:13
- 5♀︎ Venus22:13 – 23:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 00:12
- 7☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:11 – 02:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 03:10
- 10♂︎ Mars03:10 – 04:10
- 11☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:09
- 12♀︎ Venus05:09 – 06:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Tuesday, 22 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 12h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 11h 52m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:10 to 07:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.