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, 5 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 19:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:48
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:50 – 07:53
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:53 – 08:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 09:59
- 4♂︎ Mars09:59 – 11:02
- 5☉︎ Sun11:02 – 12:05
- 6♀︎ Venus12:05 – 13:09
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:12
- 8☽︎ Moon14:12 – 15:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 16:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:18 – 17:21
- 11♂︎ Mars17:21 – 18:24
- 12☉︎ Sun18:24 – 19:27
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:27 – 20:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:24 – 21:21
- 3☽︎ Moon21:21 – 22:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:18 – 23:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:11
- 6♂︎ Mars00:11 – 01:08
- 7☉︎ Sun01:08 – 02:04
- 8♀︎ Venus02:04 – 03:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 03:58
- 10☽︎ Moon03:58 – 04:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:55 – 05:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:51 – 06:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Monday, 5 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 19:27: the day lasts 12h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:48, lasts 11h 21m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:50 to 07:53: 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.