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 Wednesday, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:26
- 2☽︎ Moon07:26 – 08:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:41 – 10:48
- 5♂︎ Mars10:48 – 11:56
- 6☉︎ Sun11:56 – 13:04
- 7♀︎ Venus13:04 – 14:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 15:19
- 9☽︎ Moon15:19 – 16:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:34 – 18:42
- 12♂︎ Mars18:42 – 19:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:50 – 20:42
- 2♀︎ Venus20:42 – 21:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:26
- 4☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:19 – 00:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 01:03
- 7♂︎ Mars01:03 – 01:55
- 8☉︎ Sun01:55 – 02:48
- 9♀︎ Venus02:48 – 03:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:40 – 04:32
- 11☽︎ Moon04:32 – 05:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:24 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 13h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 10h 27m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:18 to 07:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.