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, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 19:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:11 – 07:20
- 2☉︎ Sun07:20 – 08:28
- 3♀︎ Venus08:28 – 09:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:46
- 5☽︎ Moon10:46 – 11:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:55 – 13:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:04 – 14:12
- 8♂︎ Mars14:12 – 15:21
- 9☉︎ Sun15:21 – 16:30
- 10♀︎ Venus16:30 – 17:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:39 – 18:47
- 12☽︎ Moon18:47 – 19:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:56 – 20:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:47 – 21:38
- 3♂︎ Mars21:38 – 22:30
- 4☉︎ Sun22:30 – 23:21
- 5♀︎ Venus23:21 – 00:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 01:03
- 7☽︎ Moon01:03 – 01:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:54 – 02:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:45 – 03:36
- 10♂︎ Mars03:36 – 04:28
- 11☉︎ Sun04:28 – 05:19
- 12♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 19:56: the day lasts 13h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:11 to 07:20: 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.