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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 19:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Right now♂︎ Hour of Mars — hour 7 of the night, until 01:54
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:10 – 07:19
- 2☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:37 – 10:46
- 5♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:55
- 6☉︎ Sun11:55 – 13:04
- 7♀︎ Venus13:04 – 14:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:21
- 9☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:48
- 12♂︎ Mars18:48 – 19:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:57 – 20:48
- 2♀︎ Venus20:48 – 21:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:30
- 4☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 01:03
- 7♂︎ Mars01:03 – 01:54
- 8☉︎ Sun01:54 – 02:45
- 9♀︎ Venus02:45 – 03:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:36 – 04:27
- 11☽︎ Moon04:27 – 05:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:18 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 19:57: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 10h 12m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:10 to 07:19: 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.