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 Saturday, 10 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:42 – 07:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:46 – 08:51
- 3♂︎ Mars08:51 – 09:55
- 4☉︎ Sun09:55 – 10:59
- 5♀︎ Venus10:59 – 12:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:03 – 13:07
- 7☽︎ Moon13:07 – 14:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 15:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:15 – 16:19
- 10♂︎ Mars16:19 – 17:24
- 11☉︎ Sun17:24 – 18:28
- 12♀︎ Venus18:28 – 19:32
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:32 – 20:28
- 2☽︎ Moon20:28 – 21:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:23 – 22:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:19 – 23:15
- 5♂︎ Mars23:15 – 00:11
- 6☉︎ Sun00:11 – 01:06
- 7♀︎ Venus01:06 – 02:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:02 – 02:58
- 9☽︎ Moon02:58 – 03:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:54 – 04:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:49 – 05:45
- 12♂︎ Mars05:45 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Saturday, 10 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 12h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 11h 09m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:42 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.