Planetary hours
in Perth.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Australia/Perth).
Right now♄︎ Hour of Saturn — hour 5 of the night, until 23:07
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 06:24
- 2☽︎ Moon06:24 – 07:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:31 – 08:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:38 – 09:45
- 5♂︎ Mars09:45 – 10:53
- 6☉︎ Sun10:53 – 12:00
- 7♀︎ Venus12:00 – 13:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:07 – 14:14
- 9☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:36
- 12♂︎ Mars17:36 – 18:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:43 – 19:36
- 2♀︎ Venus19:36 – 20:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:29 – 21:21
- 4☽︎ Moon21:21 – 22:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:07 – 23:59
- 7♂︎ Mars23:59 – 00:52
- 8☉︎ Sun00:52 – 01:45
- 9♀︎ Venus01:45 – 02:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:37 – 03:30
- 11☽︎ Moon03:30 – 04:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:23 – 05:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Perth?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 13h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 10h 32m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:16 to 06:24: 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.