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, 6 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:48 – 07:52
- 2☉︎ Sun07:52 – 08:55
- 3♀︎ Venus08:55 – 09:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:58 – 11:02
- 5☽︎ Moon11:02 – 12:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:05 – 13:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:08 – 14:12
- 8♂︎ Mars14:12 – 15:15
- 9☉︎ Sun15:15 – 16:18
- 10♀︎ Venus16:18 – 17:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:22 – 18:25
- 12☽︎ Moon18:25 – 19:28
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:28 – 20:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:25 – 21:21
- 3♂︎ Mars21:21 – 22:18
- 4☉︎ Sun22:18 – 23:14
- 5♀︎ Venus23:14 – 00:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:11 – 01:07
- 7☽︎ Moon01:07 – 02:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:04 – 03:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:01 – 03:57
- 10♂︎ Mars03:57 – 04:54
- 11☉︎ Sun04:54 – 05:50
- 12♀︎ Venus05:50 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Tuesday, 6 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 12h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 11h 19m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:48 to 07:52: 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.