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 Monday, 19 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:29 – 07:35
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:35 – 08:41
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:41 – 09:47
- 4♂︎ Mars09:47 – 10:53
- 5☉︎ Sun10:53 – 11:59
- 6♀︎ Venus11:59 – 13:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:05 – 14:11
- 8☽︎ Moon14:11 – 15:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:23
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:23 – 17:29
- 11♂︎ Mars17:29 – 18:35
- 12☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:41
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:41 – 20:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:34 – 21:28
- 3☽︎ Moon21:28 – 22:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 23:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 00:10
- 6♂︎ Mars00:10 – 01:04
- 7☉︎ Sun01:04 – 01:58
- 8♀︎ Venus01:58 – 02:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:52 – 03:46
- 10☽︎ Moon03:46 – 04:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:34 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Monday, 19 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 10h 48m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:29 to 07:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.