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, 19 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:53 – 08:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 09:06
- 3☽︎ Moon09:06 – 10:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:13 – 11:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:26
- 6♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:33
- 7☉︎ Sun13:33 – 14:40
- 8♀︎ Venus14:40 – 15:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:47 – 16:53
- 10☽︎ Moon16:53 – 18:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:00 – 19:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:07 – 20:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:14 – 21:07
- 2☉︎ Sun21:07 – 22:00
- 3♀︎ Venus22:00 – 22:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:54 – 23:47
- 5☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:27
- 8♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:20
- 9☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:14
- 10♀︎ Venus04:14 – 05:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:01
- 12☽︎ Moon06:01 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Friday, 19 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 20:14: the day lasts 13h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:53 to 08:00: 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.