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 Monday, 12 March 2029: day of the Moon
- 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☽︎ Moon07:15 – 08:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:17 – 09:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:22
- 4♂︎ Mars10:22 – 11:24
- 5☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:27
- 6♀︎ Venus12:27 – 13:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:31
- 8☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:34
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:34 – 16:36
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:36 – 17:39
- 11♂︎ Mars17:39 – 18:41
- 12☉︎ Sun18:41 – 19:43
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:43 – 20:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:41 – 21:39
- 3☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:32
- 6♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:30
- 7☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:27
- 8♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:23
- 10☽︎ Moon04:23 – 05:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:18 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Monday, 12 March 2029, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 12h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 11h 32m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.