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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:47 – 07:50
- 2☽︎ Moon07:50 – 08:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 09:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 11:01
- 5♂︎ Mars11:01 – 12:04
- 6☉︎ Sun12:04 – 13:08
- 7♀︎ Venus13:08 – 14:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 15:15
- 9☽︎ Moon15:15 – 16:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:26
- 12♂︎ Mars18:26 – 19:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:29 – 20:25
- 2♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:22 – 22:18
- 4☽︎ Moon22:18 – 23:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 01:07
- 7♂︎ Mars01:07 – 02:04
- 8☉︎ Sun02:04 – 03:00
- 9♀︎ Venus03:00 – 03:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 04:53
- 11☽︎ Moon04:53 – 05:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 12h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 11h 16m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:47 to 07:50: 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.