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 Wednesday, 31 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:32 – 08:31
- 2☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:26
- 5♂︎ Mars11:26 – 12:25
- 6☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:24
- 7♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:22 – 15:21
- 9☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:18 – 18:17
- 12♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:17
- 2♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:20
- 4☽︎ Moon22:20 – 23:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:23 – 01:24
- 7♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:26
- 8☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:27
- 9♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:30
- 11☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:32 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Wednesday, 31 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 11h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 12h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:32 to 08:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.