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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:13 – 07:22
- 2♀︎ Venus07:22 – 08:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:30 – 09:38
- 4☽︎ Moon09:38 – 10:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 11:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 13:04
- 7♂︎ Mars13:04 – 14:12
- 8☉︎ Sun14:12 – 15:20
- 9♀︎ Venus15:20 – 16:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:29 – 17:37
- 11☽︎ Moon17:37 – 18:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:46 – 19:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:54 – 20:45
- 2♂︎ Mars20:45 – 21:37
- 3☉︎ Sun21:37 – 22:28
- 4♀︎ Venus22:28 – 23:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:20 – 00:11
- 6☽︎ Moon00:11 – 01:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:03 – 01:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:55 – 02:46
- 9♂︎ Mars02:46 – 03:38
- 10☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:29
- 11♀︎ Venus04:29 – 05:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 19:54: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:13 to 07:22: 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.