Planetary hours
in Sydney.
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 Sunday, 8 February 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:23 – 07:30
- 2♀︎ Venus07:30 – 08:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:46
- 4☽︎ Moon09:46 – 10:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:53 – 12:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 13:09
- 7♂︎ Mars13:09 – 14:16
- 8☉︎ Sun14:16 – 15:24
- 9♀︎ Venus15:24 – 16:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:31 – 17:39
- 11☽︎ Moon17:39 – 18:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:47 – 19:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:54 – 20:47
- 2♂︎ Mars20:47 – 21:39
- 3☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:32
- 4♀︎ Venus22:32 – 23:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:24 – 00:17
- 6☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 02:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 02:54
- 9♂︎ Mars02:54 – 03:46
- 10☉︎ Sun03:46 – 04:39
- 11♀︎ Venus04:39 – 05:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Sunday, 8 February 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 19:54: the day lasts 13h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:23 to 07:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.