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 Wednesday, 3 January 2029: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 20:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:03 – 07:16
- 2☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:30 – 09:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:57
- 5♂︎ Mars10:57 – 12:10
- 6☉︎ Sun12:10 – 13:24
- 7♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 15:51
- 9☽︎ Moon15:51 – 17:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:32
- 12♂︎ Mars19:32 – 20:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:45 – 21:32
- 2♀︎ Venus21:32 – 22:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:05
- 4☽︎ Moon23:05 – 23:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 00:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:24
- 7♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:11
- 8☉︎ Sun02:11 – 02:57
- 9♀︎ Venus02:57 – 03:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:44 – 04:31
- 11☽︎ Moon04:31 – 05:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Wednesday, 3 January 2029, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 20:45: the day lasts 14h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 9h 19m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:03 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.