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, 26 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:00 – 08:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:06 – 09:11
- 3☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:27
- 6♂︎ Mars12:27 – 13:32
- 7☉︎ Sun13:32 – 14:38
- 8♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 16:48
- 10☽︎ Moon16:48 – 17:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:54 – 18:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:59 – 20:04
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:04 – 20:59
- 2☉︎ Sun20:59 – 21:54
- 3♀︎ Venus21:54 – 22:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:43
- 5☽︎ Moon23:43 – 00:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:38 – 01:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:33 – 02:28
- 8♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:22
- 9☉︎ Sun03:22 – 04:17
- 10♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:07
- 12☽︎ Moon06:07 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Friday, 26 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 13h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 10h 57m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:00 to 08:06: 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.