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, 15 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 20:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:39
- 3☽︎ Moon08:39 – 09:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 11:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 12:16
- 6♂︎ Mars12:16 – 13:29
- 7☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:41
- 8♀︎ Venus14:41 – 15:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:54 – 17:06
- 10☽︎ Moon17:06 – 18:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:19 – 19:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:31 – 20:43
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:43 – 21:31
- 2☉︎ Sun21:31 – 22:19
- 3♀︎ Venus22:19 – 23:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:06 – 23:54
- 5☽︎ Moon23:54 – 00:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:17
- 8♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:04
- 9☉︎ Sun03:04 – 03:52
- 10♀︎ Venus03:52 – 04:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 05:27
- 12☽︎ Moon05:27 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Friday, 15 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 20:43: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 9h 31m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:14 to 07:26: 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.