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, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:08 – 07:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:26
- 3☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:45
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:45 – 11:54
- 6♂︎ Mars11:54 – 13:04
- 7☉︎ Sun13:04 – 14:13
- 8♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:31
- 10☽︎ Moon16:31 – 17:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:41 – 18:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:50 – 19:59
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:59 – 20:50
- 2☉︎ Sun20:50 – 21:41
- 3♀︎ Venus21:41 – 22:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:22
- 5☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:03 – 01:54
- 8♂︎ Mars01:54 – 02:44
- 9☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:35
- 10♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:16
- 12☽︎ Moon05:16 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 19:59: the day lasts 13h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 10h 08m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:08 to 07:17: 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.