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, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 19:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:32 – 07:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:38 – 08:43
- 3♂︎ Mars08:43 – 09:49
- 4☉︎ Sun09:49 – 10:54
- 5♀︎ Venus10:54 – 12:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:00 – 13:05
- 7☽︎ Moon13:05 – 14:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 15:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:16 – 16:22
- 10♂︎ Mars16:22 – 17:28
- 11☉︎ Sun17:28 – 18:33
- 12♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:39 – 20:33
- 2☽︎ Moon20:33 – 21:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:27 – 22:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:22 – 23:16
- 5♂︎ Mars23:16 – 00:10
- 6☉︎ Sun00:10 – 01:05
- 7♀︎ Venus01:05 – 01:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:59 – 02:53
- 9☽︎ Moon02:53 – 03:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:48 – 04:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:42 – 05:37
- 12♂︎ Mars05:37 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 19:39: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 10h 52m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:32 to 07:38: 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.