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 Saturday, 8 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 20:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:07 – 07:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:20 – 08:33
- 3♂︎ Mars08:33 – 09:46
- 4☉︎ Sun09:46 – 10:59
- 5♀︎ Venus10:59 – 12:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:13 – 13:26
- 7☽︎ Moon13:26 – 14:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:39 – 15:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 17:05
- 10♂︎ Mars17:05 – 18:19
- 11☉︎ Sun18:19 – 19:32
- 12♀︎ Venus19:32 – 20:45
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:45 – 21:32
- 2☽︎ Moon21:32 – 22:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:06 – 23:53
- 5♂︎ Mars23:53 – 00:39
- 6☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:26
- 7♀︎ Venus01:26 – 02:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:13 – 03:00
- 9☽︎ Moon03:00 – 03:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:47 – 04:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:34 – 05:21
- 12♂︎ Mars05:21 – 06:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Saturday, 8 January 2028, the Sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 20:45: the day lasts 14h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 9h 22m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:07 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.