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, 29 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 20:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:29 – 07:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:40 – 08:50
- 3♂︎ Mars08:50 – 10:01
- 4☉︎ Sun10:01 – 11:11
- 5♀︎ Venus11:11 – 12:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:22 – 13:32
- 7☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 17:04
- 10♂︎ Mars17:04 – 18:15
- 11☉︎ Sun18:15 – 19:25
- 12♀︎ Venus19:25 – 20:36
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:36 – 21:25
- 2☽︎ Moon21:25 – 22:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:15 – 23:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:04 – 23:54
- 5♂︎ Mars23:54 – 00:43
- 6☉︎ Sun00:43 – 01:33
- 7♀︎ Venus01:33 – 02:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:22 – 03:12
- 9☽︎ Moon03:12 – 04:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:01 – 04:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:51 – 05:41
- 12♂︎ Mars05:41 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Saturday, 29 January 2028, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 20:36: the day lasts 14h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 9h 54m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:29 to 07:40: 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.