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 Thursday, 8 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:45 – 07:49
- 2♂︎ Mars07:49 – 08:53
- 3☉︎ Sun08:53 – 09:56
- 4♀︎ Venus09:56 – 11:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:00 – 12:04
- 6☽︎ Moon12:04 – 13:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:08 – 14:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:11 – 15:15
- 9♂︎ Mars15:15 – 16:19
- 10☉︎ Sun16:19 – 17:23
- 11♀︎ Venus17:23 – 18:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:26 – 19:30
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:30 – 20:26
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:26 – 21:22
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:22 – 22:18
- 4♂︎ Mars22:18 – 23:15
- 5☉︎ Sun23:15 – 00:11
- 6♀︎ Venus00:11 – 01:07
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:07 – 02:03
- 8☽︎ Moon02:03 – 02:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:59 – 03:55
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 04:51
- 11♂︎ Mars04:51 – 05:48
- 12☉︎ Sun05:48 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Thursday, 8 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 11h 14m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:45 to 07:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.