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, 27 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 20:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:57 – 07:11
- 2♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:25 – 09:39
- 4☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:53 – 12:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:07 – 13:20
- 7♂︎ Mars13:20 – 14:34
- 8☉︎ Sun14:34 – 15:48
- 9♀︎ Venus15:48 – 17:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:02 – 18:16
- 11☽︎ Moon18:16 – 19:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:30 – 20:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:44 – 21:30
- 2♂︎ Mars21:30 – 22:16
- 3☉︎ Sun22:16 – 23:02
- 4♀︎ Venus23:02 – 23:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:48 – 00:35
- 6☽︎ Moon00:35 – 01:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:07 – 02:53
- 9♂︎ Mars02:53 – 03:39
- 10☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:26
- 11♀︎ Venus04:26 – 05:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 20:44: the day lasts 14h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 9h 14m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:57 to 07:11: 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.