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, 22 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 20:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:55 – 07:07
- 2♀︎ Venus07:07 – 08:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:19 – 09:31
- 4☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:54 – 13:06
- 7♂︎ Mars13:06 – 14:18
- 8☉︎ Sun14:18 – 15:29
- 9♀︎ Venus15:29 – 16:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:41 – 17:53
- 11☽︎ Moon17:53 – 19:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:05 – 20:17
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:17 – 21:05
- 2♂︎ Mars21:05 – 21:53
- 3☉︎ Sun21:53 – 22:41
- 4♀︎ Venus22:41 – 23:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:29 – 00:17
- 6☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:06 – 01:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:54 – 02:42
- 9♂︎ Mars02:42 – 03:30
- 10☉︎ Sun03:30 – 04:18
- 11♀︎ Venus04:18 – 05:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Sunday, 22 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 20:17: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 9h 38m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:55 to 07:07: 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.