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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 20:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 07:04
- 2☽︎ Moon07:04 – 08:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:17 – 09:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:30 – 10:43
- 5♂︎ Mars10:43 – 11:56
- 6☉︎ Sun11:56 – 13:09
- 7♀︎ Venus13:09 – 14:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:22 – 15:35
- 9☽︎ Moon15:35 – 16:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:48 – 18:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:01 – 19:14
- 12♂︎ Mars19:14 – 20:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:14
- 2♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 22:48
- 4☽︎ Moon22:48 – 23:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:09
- 7♂︎ Mars01:09 – 01:56
- 8☉︎ Sun01:56 – 02:43
- 9♀︎ Venus02:43 – 03:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:17
- 11☽︎ Moon04:17 – 05:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 20:27: the day lasts 14h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 9h 24m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:51 to 07:04: 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.