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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:53 – 07:07
- 2♀︎ Venus07:07 – 08:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:21 – 09:35
- 4☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 12:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:03 – 13:17
- 7♂︎ Mars13:17 – 14:31
- 8☉︎ Sun14:31 – 15:45
- 9♀︎ Venus15:45 – 16:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:59 – 18:13
- 11☽︎ Moon18:13 – 19:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:27 – 20:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 21:27
- 2♂︎ Mars21:27 – 22:13
- 3☉︎ Sun22:13 – 22:59
- 4♀︎ Venus22:59 – 23:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:45 – 00:31
- 6☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:17 – 02:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:03 – 02:49
- 9♂︎ Mars02:49 – 03:36
- 10☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:22
- 11♀︎ Venus04:22 – 05:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 14h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 9h 13m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:53 to 07:07: 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.