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 Saturday, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:07 – 07:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:16 – 08:26
- 3♂︎ Mars08:26 – 09:35
- 4☉︎ Sun09:35 – 10:45
- 5♀︎ Venus10:45 – 11:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:54 – 13:04
- 7☽︎ Moon13:04 – 14:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:13 – 15:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:23 – 16:32
- 10♂︎ Mars16:32 – 17:41
- 11☉︎ Sun17:41 – 18:51
- 12♀︎ Venus18:51 – 20:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:00 – 20:51
- 2☽︎ Moon20:51 – 21:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:41 – 22:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:32 – 23:22
- 5♂︎ Mars23:22 – 00:13
- 6☉︎ Sun00:13 – 01:03
- 7♀︎ Venus01:03 – 01:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:54 – 02:44
- 9☽︎ Moon02:44 – 03:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:34 – 04:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:25 – 05:15
- 12♂︎ Mars05:15 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 13h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 10h 05m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:07 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.