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, 28 July 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:14
- 2☽︎ Moon08:14 – 09:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 09:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:55 – 10:46
- 5♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:36
- 6☉︎ Sun11:36 – 12:26
- 7♀︎ Venus12:26 – 13:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 14:07
- 9☽︎ Moon14:07 – 14:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:58 – 15:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:48 – 16:38
- 12♂︎ Mars16:38 – 17:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:29 – 18:38
- 2♀︎ Venus18:38 – 19:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:48 – 20:57
- 4☽︎ Moon20:57 – 22:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 23:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 00:26
- 7♂︎ Mars00:26 – 01:35
- 8☉︎ Sun01:35 – 02:45
- 9♀︎ Venus02:45 – 03:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 05:04
- 11☽︎ Moon05:04 – 06:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:14 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Wednesday, 28 July 2027, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 10h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 13h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:24 to 08:14: 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.