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 Monday, 28 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:00 – 07:02
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:02 – 08:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:04 – 09:06
- 4♂︎ Mars09:06 – 10:07
- 5☉︎ Sun10:07 – 11:09
- 6♀︎ Venus11:09 – 12:11
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:11 – 13:12
- 8☽︎ Moon13:12 – 14:14
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 15:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:16 – 16:18
- 11♂︎ Mars16:18 – 17:19
- 12☉︎ Sun17:19 – 18:21
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:21 – 19:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:19 – 20:17
- 3☽︎ Moon20:17 – 21:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:15 – 22:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:14 – 23:12
- 6♂︎ Mars23:12 – 00:10
- 7☉︎ Sun00:10 – 01:08
- 8♀︎ Venus01:08 – 02:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:06 – 03:04
- 10☽︎ Moon03:04 – 04:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:03 – 05:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:01 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Monday, 28 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 11h 38m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:00 to 07:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.