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 August 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:17 – 08:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:08 – 09:00
- 3☽︎ Moon09:00 – 09:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 10:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:34
- 6♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:26
- 7☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:18
- 8♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:09 – 15:01
- 10☽︎ Moon15:01 – 15:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 16:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:44 – 17:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:35 – 18:44
- 2☉︎ Sun18:44 – 19:52
- 3♀︎ Venus19:52 – 21:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 22:09
- 5☽︎ Moon22:09 – 23:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:34
- 8♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:42
- 9☉︎ Sun02:42 – 03:51
- 10♀︎ Venus03:51 – 04:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 06:07
- 12☽︎ Moon06:07 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Friday, 4 August 2028, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 17:35: the day lasts 10h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 13h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:17 to 08:08: 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.