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, 12 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:10 – 08:01
- 2☽︎ Moon08:01 – 08:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:52 – 09:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:34
- 5♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:25
- 6☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:16
- 7♀︎ Venus12:16 – 13:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:07 – 13:58
- 9☽︎ Moon13:58 – 14:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 15:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:40 – 16:31
- 12♂︎ Mars16:31 – 17:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:31
- 2♀︎ Venus18:31 – 19:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:40 – 20:49
- 4☽︎ Moon20:49 – 21:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:58 – 23:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:07 – 00:16
- 7♂︎ Mars00:16 – 01:25
- 8☉︎ Sun01:25 – 02:34
- 9♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:44 – 04:53
- 11☽︎ Moon04:53 – 06:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:02 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Wednesday, 12 May 2027, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 10h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 13h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:10 to 08:01: 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.