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 Tuesday, 5 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 20:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:04 – 07:18
- 2☉︎ Sun07:18 – 08:31
- 3♀︎ Venus08:31 – 09:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:44 – 10:58
- 5☽︎ Moon10:58 – 12:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:11 – 13:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:25 – 14:38
- 8♂︎ Mars14:38 – 15:51
- 9☉︎ Sun15:51 – 17:05
- 10♀︎ Venus17:05 – 18:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:18 – 19:32
- 12☽︎ Moon19:32 – 20:45
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:45 – 21:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:32 – 22:18
- 3♂︎ Mars22:18 – 23:05
- 4☉︎ Sun23:05 – 23:52
- 5♀︎ Venus23:52 – 00:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:38 – 01:25
- 7☽︎ Moon01:25 – 02:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:12 – 02:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:58 – 03:45
- 10♂︎ Mars03:45 – 04:32
- 11☉︎ Sun04:32 – 05:18
- 12♀︎ Venus05:18 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Tuesday, 5 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 20:45: the day lasts 14h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 9h 20m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:04 to 07:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.