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 Friday, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:15 – 07:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:32
- 3☽︎ Moon08:32 – 09:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:56
- 6♂︎ Mars11:56 – 13:04
- 7☉︎ Sun13:04 – 14:12
- 8♀︎ Venus14:12 – 15:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:28
- 10☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:36
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:36 – 18:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:44 – 19:52
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:52 – 20:44
- 2☉︎ Sun20:44 – 21:36
- 3♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:27 – 23:19
- 5☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 01:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:03 – 01:55
- 8♂︎ Mars01:55 – 02:47
- 9☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:39
- 10♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:31 – 05:22
- 12☽︎ Moon05:22 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 19:52: the day lasts 13h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 10h 23m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:15 to 07:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.