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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:34 – 07:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:39 – 08:44
- 3☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 12:00
- 6♂︎ Mars12:00 – 13:06
- 7☉︎ Sun13:06 – 14:11
- 8♀︎ Venus14:11 – 15:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:16 – 16:22
- 10☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:38
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:38 – 20:32
- 2☉︎ Sun20:32 – 21:27
- 3♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:16
- 5☽︎ Moon23:16 – 00:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:10 – 01:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 01:59
- 8♂︎ Mars01:59 – 02:54
- 9☉︎ Sun02:54 – 03:49
- 10♀︎ Venus03:49 – 04:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:38
- 12☽︎ Moon05:38 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 13h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:34 to 07:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.