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, 11 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 20:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:51 – 07:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:18
- 3☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:59
- 6♂︎ Mars11:59 – 13:13
- 7☉︎ Sun13:13 – 14:26
- 8♀︎ Venus14:26 – 15:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:40 – 16:54
- 10☽︎ Moon16:54 – 18:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:07 – 19:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:21 – 20:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:35 – 21:21
- 2☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:07
- 3♀︎ Venus22:07 – 22:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:54 – 23:40
- 5☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 01:59
- 8♂︎ Mars01:59 – 02:46
- 9☉︎ Sun02:46 – 03:32
- 10♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:05
- 12☽︎ Moon05:05 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Friday, 11 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 20:35: the day lasts 14h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 9h 16m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:51 to 07:05: 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.