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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 20:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 07:04
- 2☽︎ Moon07:04 – 08:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:45
- 5♂︎ Mars10:45 – 11:58
- 6☉︎ Sun11:58 – 13:12
- 7♀︎ Venus13:12 – 14:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:39
- 9☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 18:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:06 – 19:20
- 12♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:33 – 21:20
- 2♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 22:53
- 4☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:12
- 7♂︎ Mars01:12 – 01:58
- 8☉︎ Sun01:58 – 02:45
- 9♀︎ Venus02:45 – 03:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:31 – 04:18
- 11☽︎ Moon04:18 – 05:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 20:33: the day lasts 14h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 9h 18m: twelve night hours of 46 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.