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 Friday, 4 February 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:36 – 07:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:55
- 3☽︎ Moon08:55 – 10:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 11:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 12:24
- 6♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:33
- 7☉︎ Sun13:33 – 14:43
- 8♀︎ Venus14:43 – 15:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:52 – 17:02
- 10☽︎ Moon17:02 – 18:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:11 – 19:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:21 – 20:31
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:31 – 21:21
- 2☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:12
- 3♀︎ Venus22:12 – 23:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:02 – 23:53
- 5☽︎ Moon23:53 – 00:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:24
- 8♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:15
- 9☉︎ Sun03:15 – 04:05
- 10♀︎ Venus04:05 – 04:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 05:46
- 12☽︎ Moon05:46 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Friday, 4 February 2028, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 13h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 10h 06m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:36 to 07:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.