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, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 20:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:03 – 07:13
- 2☽︎ Moon07:13 – 08:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:23 – 09:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:44
- 5♂︎ Mars10:44 – 11:54
- 6☉︎ Sun11:54 – 13:04
- 7♀︎ Venus13:04 – 14:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 15:24
- 9☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:34 – 17:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 18:55
- 12♂︎ Mars18:55 – 20:05
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:05 – 20:55
- 2♀︎ Venus20:55 – 21:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:34
- 4☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:14 – 01:03
- 7♂︎ Mars01:03 – 01:53
- 8☉︎ Sun01:53 – 02:43
- 9♀︎ Venus02:43 – 03:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:23
- 11☽︎ Moon04:23 – 05:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:12 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 20:05: the day lasts 14h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:03 to 07:13: 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.