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 Thursday, 7 January 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 20:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:06 – 07:19
- 2♂︎ Mars07:19 – 08:32
- 3☉︎ Sun08:32 – 09:46
- 4♀︎ Venus09:46 – 10:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:59 – 12:12
- 6☽︎ Moon12:12 – 13:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:26 – 14:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:39 – 15:52
- 9♂︎ Mars15:52 – 17:05
- 10☉︎ Sun17:05 – 18:19
- 11♀︎ Venus18:19 – 19:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:32 – 20:45
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:45 – 21:32
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:32 – 22:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:19 – 23:06
- 4♂︎ Mars23:06 – 23:52
- 5☉︎ Sun23:52 – 00:39
- 6♀︎ Venus00:39 – 01:26
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:26 – 02:13
- 8☽︎ Moon02:13 – 03:00
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:00 – 03:46
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:46 – 04:33
- 11♂︎ Mars04:33 – 05:20
- 12☉︎ Sun05:20 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Thursday, 7 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 20:45: the day lasts 14h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 9h 22m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:06 to 07:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.