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 Tuesday, 27 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:19 – 07:27
- 2☉︎ Sun07:27 – 08:34
- 3♀︎ Venus08:34 – 09:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:41 – 10:49
- 5☽︎ Moon10:49 – 11:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:56 – 13:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:04 – 14:11
- 8♂︎ Mars14:11 – 15:19
- 9☉︎ Sun15:19 – 16:26
- 10♀︎ Venus16:26 – 17:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:34 – 18:41
- 12☽︎ Moon18:41 – 19:49
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:49 – 20:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 21:34
- 3♂︎ Mars21:34 – 22:26
- 4☉︎ Sun22:26 – 23:18
- 5♀︎ Venus23:18 – 00:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:11 – 01:03
- 7☽︎ Moon01:03 – 01:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:56 – 02:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:48 – 03:41
- 10♂︎ Mars03:41 – 04:33
- 11☉︎ Sun04:33 – 05:25
- 12♀︎ Venus05:25 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Tuesday, 27 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 19:49: the day lasts 13h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:19 to 07:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.