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, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:00 – 07:11
- 2♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:21 – 09:32
- 4☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:54 – 13:04
- 7♂︎ Mars13:04 – 14:15
- 8☉︎ Sun14:15 – 15:26
- 9♀︎ Venus15:26 – 16:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:37 – 17:48
- 11☽︎ Moon17:48 – 18:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:58 – 20:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:09 – 20:58
- 2♂︎ Mars20:58 – 21:47
- 3☉︎ Sun21:47 – 22:37
- 4♀︎ Venus22:37 – 23:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 00:15
- 6☽︎ Moon00:15 – 01:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:04 – 01:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:53 – 02:42
- 9♂︎ Mars02:42 – 03:32
- 10☉︎ Sun03:32 – 04:21
- 11♀︎ Venus04:21 – 05:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:10 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 14h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 9h 50m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:00 to 07:11: 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.