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 Sunday, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:31 – 07:37
- 2♀︎ Venus07:37 – 08:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:42 – 09:48
- 4☽︎ Moon09:48 – 10:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:54 – 11:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:59 – 13:05
- 7♂︎ Mars13:05 – 14:11
- 8☉︎ Sun14:11 – 15:17
- 9♀︎ Venus15:17 – 16:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:22 – 17:28
- 11☽︎ Moon17:28 – 18:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:34 – 19:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:40 – 20:34
- 2♂︎ Mars20:34 – 21:28
- 3☉︎ Sun21:28 – 22:22
- 4♀︎ Venus22:22 – 23:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:16 – 00:10
- 6☽︎ Moon00:10 – 01:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:05 – 01:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:59 – 02:53
- 9♂︎ Mars02:53 – 03:47
- 10☉︎ Sun03:47 – 04:41
- 11♀︎ Venus04:41 – 05:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:35 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 13h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 10h 50m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:31 to 07:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.