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 Sunday, 12 March 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:15 – 08:17
- 2♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:20 – 10:22
- 4☽︎ Moon10:22 – 11:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:24 – 12:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:27 – 13:29
- 7♂︎ Mars13:29 – 14:31
- 8☉︎ Sun14:31 – 15:34
- 9♀︎ Venus15:34 – 16:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:36 – 17:38
- 11☽︎ Moon17:38 – 18:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:41 – 19:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:43 – 20:41
- 2♂︎ Mars20:41 – 21:39
- 3☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:36
- 4♀︎ Venus22:36 – 23:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:34 – 00:32
- 6☽︎ Moon00:32 – 01:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:30 – 02:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:27 – 03:25
- 9♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:23
- 10☉︎ Sun04:23 – 05:21
- 11♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Sunday, 12 March 2028, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 12h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 11h 33m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:15 to 08:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.