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 Sunday, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 20:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:24 – 07:35
- 2♀︎ Venus07:35 – 08:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:46 – 09:57
- 4☽︎ Moon09:57 – 11:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:09 – 12:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:20 – 13:31
- 7♂︎ Mars13:31 – 14:43
- 8☉︎ Sun14:43 – 15:54
- 9♀︎ Venus15:54 – 17:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:05 – 18:16
- 11☽︎ Moon18:16 – 19:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:28 – 20:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:39 – 21:28
- 2♂︎ Mars21:28 – 22:17
- 3☉︎ Sun22:17 – 23:05
- 4♀︎ Venus23:05 – 23:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:54 – 00:43
- 6☽︎ Moon00:43 – 01:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:32 – 02:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:21 – 03:09
- 9♂︎ Mars03:09 – 03:58
- 10☉︎ Sun03:58 – 04:47
- 11♀︎ Venus04:47 – 05:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:36 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 20:39: the day lasts 14h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 9h 46m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:24 to 07:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.