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 Friday, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:51 – 07:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:04 – 08:17
- 3☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:57
- 6♂︎ Mars11:57 – 13:10
- 7☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:23
- 8♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:36 – 16:49
- 10☽︎ Moon16:49 – 18:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:02 – 19:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:16 – 20:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:29 – 21:16
- 2☉︎ Sun21:16 – 22:02
- 3♀︎ Venus22:02 – 22:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:36
- 5☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 01:57
- 8♂︎ Mars01:57 – 02:43
- 9☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:30
- 10♀︎ Venus03:30 – 04:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:04
- 12☽︎ Moon05:04 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 14h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 9h 22m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.