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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 20:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 07:09
- 2☽︎ Moon07:09 – 08:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:20 – 09:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:43
- 5♂︎ Mars10:43 – 11:54
- 6☉︎ Sun11:54 – 13:05
- 7♀︎ Venus13:05 – 14:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:16 – 15:27
- 9☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:39 – 17:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:50 – 19:01
- 12♂︎ Mars19:01 – 20:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:12 – 21:01
- 2♀︎ Venus21:01 – 21:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:50 – 22:39
- 4☽︎ Moon22:39 – 23:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:27 – 00:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:16 – 01:05
- 7♂︎ Mars01:05 – 01:53
- 8☉︎ Sun01:53 – 02:42
- 9♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:31 – 04:20
- 11☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 20:12: the day lasts 14h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 9h 45m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:58 to 07:09: 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.