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♀︎ Venus06:01 – 07:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:28
- 3☽︎ Moon08:28 – 09:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:42 – 10:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 12:09
- 6♂︎ Mars12:09 – 13:23
- 7☉︎ Sun13:23 – 14:36
- 8♀︎ Venus14:36 – 15:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:50 – 17:04
- 10☽︎ Moon17:04 – 18:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:18 – 19:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:31 – 20:45
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:45 – 21:31
- 2☉︎ Sun21:31 – 22:18
- 3♀︎ Venus22:18 – 23:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:04 – 23:50
- 5☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:10
- 8♂︎ Mars02:10 – 02:56
- 9☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:42
- 10♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:15
- 12☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:02
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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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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.