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 Thursday, 5 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 19:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:09 – 07:18
- 2♂︎ Mars07:18 – 08:27
- 3☉︎ Sun08:27 – 09:36
- 4♀︎ Venus09:36 – 10:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:45 – 11:54
- 6☽︎ Moon11:54 – 13:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:04 – 14:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:13 – 15:22
- 9♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:31
- 10☉︎ Sun16:31 – 17:40
- 11♀︎ Venus17:40 – 18:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:49 – 19:58
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:58 – 20:49
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:49 – 21:40
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:40 – 22:31
- 4♂︎ Mars22:31 – 23:21
- 5☉︎ Sun23:21 – 00:12
- 6♀︎ Venus00:12 – 01:03
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:03 – 01:54
- 8☽︎ Moon01:54 – 02:45
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:45 – 03:35
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:35 – 04:26
- 11♂︎ Mars04:26 – 05:17
- 12☉︎ Sun05:17 – 06:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Thursday, 5 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 19:58: the day lasts 13h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 10h 10m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:09 to 07:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.