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Planetary hours · Melbourne (Australia)

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, 1 January 2027: day of Venus

Sunrise
06:01
Sunset
20:45
Next sunrise
06:02

A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus06:01 – 07:14
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:28
  3. 3☽︎ Moon08:28 – 09:42
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn09:42 – 10:55
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 12:09
  6. 6♂︎ Mars12:09 – 13:23
  7. 7☉︎ Sun13:23 – 14:36
  8. 8♀︎ Venus14:36 – 15:50
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury15:50 – 17:04
  10. 10☽︎ Moon17:04 – 18:18
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn18:18 – 19:31
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter19:31 – 20:45

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars20:45 – 21:31
  2. 2☉︎ Sun21:31 – 22:18
  3. 3♀︎ Venus22:18 – 23:04
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury23:04 – 23:50
  5. 5☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:37
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:23
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:10
  8. 8♂︎ Mars02:10 – 02:56
  9. 9☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:42
  10. 10♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:29
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:15
  12. 12☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:02

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?

On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 20:45: the day lasts 14h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 9h 17m: twelve night hours of 46 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 06:01 to 07:14: 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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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.