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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 20:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:06 – 07:15
- 2♀︎ Venus07:15 – 08:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:25 – 09:35
- 4☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 11:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:54 – 13:04
- 7♂︎ Mars13:04 – 14:13
- 8☉︎ Sun14:13 – 15:23
- 9♀︎ Venus15:23 – 16:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:33 – 17:42
- 11☽︎ Moon17:42 – 18:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:52 – 20:01
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:01 – 20:52
- 2♂︎ Mars20:52 – 21:42
- 3☉︎ Sun21:42 – 22:32
- 4♀︎ Venus22:32 – 23:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 00:13
- 6☽︎ Moon00:13 – 01:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:03 – 01:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:53 – 02:44
- 9♂︎ Mars02:44 – 03:34
- 10☉︎ Sun03:34 – 04:24
- 11♀︎ Venus04:24 – 05:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 20:01: the day lasts 13h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:06 to 07:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.