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, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 19:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:22 – 07:29
- 2♀︎ Venus07:29 – 08:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:43
- 4☽︎ Moon09:43 – 10:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:50 – 11:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:57 – 13:04
- 7♂︎ Mars13:04 – 14:11
- 8☉︎ Sun14:11 – 15:18
- 9♀︎ Venus15:18 – 16:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:25 – 17:32
- 11☽︎ Moon17:32 – 18:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:40 – 19:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:47 – 20:39
- 2♂︎ Mars20:39 – 21:32
- 3☉︎ Sun21:32 – 22:25
- 4♀︎ Venus22:25 – 23:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:18 – 00:11
- 6☽︎ Moon00:11 – 01:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:03 – 01:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:56 – 02:49
- 9♂︎ Mars02:49 – 03:42
- 10☉︎ Sun03:42 – 04:35
- 11♀︎ Venus04:35 – 05:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:28 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 19:47: the day lasts 13h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 10h 34m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:22 to 07:29: 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.