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 Saturday, 31 March 2029: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:33 – 08:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:30
- 3♂︎ Mars09:30 – 10:28
- 4☉︎ Sun10:28 – 11:27
- 5♀︎ Venus11:27 – 12:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:25 – 13:24
- 7☽︎ Moon13:24 – 14:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:22 – 15:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:21 – 16:19
- 10♂︎ Mars16:19 – 17:18
- 11☉︎ Sun17:18 – 18:16
- 12♀︎ Venus18:16 – 19:15
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:15 – 20:16
- 2☽︎ Moon20:16 – 21:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:18 – 22:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:19 – 23:21
- 5♂︎ Mars23:21 – 00:22
- 6☉︎ Sun00:22 – 01:24
- 7♀︎ Venus01:24 – 02:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 02:27
- 9☽︎ Moon02:27 – 03:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:29 – 04:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:30 – 05:32
- 12♂︎ Mars05:32 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Melbourne?
On Saturday, 31 March 2029, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 11h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 12h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:33 to 08:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.