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, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 20:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:51 – 07:05
- 2♀︎ Venus07:05 – 08:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:19 – 09:32
- 4☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 12:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 13:14
- 7♂︎ Mars13:14 – 14:27
- 8☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:41
- 9♀︎ Venus15:41 – 16:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:55 – 18:09
- 11☽︎ Moon18:09 – 19:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:22 – 20:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:36 – 21:22
- 2♂︎ Mars21:22 – 22:09
- 3☉︎ Sun22:09 – 22:55
- 4♀︎ Venus22:55 – 23:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:41 – 00:28
- 6☽︎ Moon00:28 – 01:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:14 – 02:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:00 – 02:46
- 9♂︎ Mars02:46 – 03:33
- 10☉︎ Sun03:33 – 04:19
- 11♀︎ Venus04:19 – 05:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 20:36: the day lasts 14h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 9h 15m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.