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, 25 February 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 20:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:59 – 08:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 09:10
- 3☽︎ Moon09:10 – 10:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:27
- 6♂︎ Mars12:27 – 13:32
- 7☉︎ Sun13:32 – 14:38
- 8♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:44 – 16:49
- 10☽︎ Moon16:49 – 17:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 19:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:00 – 20:06
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:06 – 21:00
- 2☉︎ Sun21:00 – 21:55
- 3♀︎ Venus21:55 – 22:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:44
- 5☽︎ Moon23:44 – 00:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:33 – 02:28
- 8♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:22
- 9☉︎ Sun03:22 – 04:17
- 10♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:06
- 12☽︎ Moon06:06 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Friday, 25 February 2028, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 20:06: the day lasts 13h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 10h 54m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:59 to 08:05: 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.