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 Wednesday, 8 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:09
- 2☽︎ Moon07:09 – 08:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 09:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:04 – 10:02
- 5♂︎ Mars10:02 – 10:59
- 6☉︎ Sun10:59 – 11:56
- 7♀︎ Venus11:56 – 12:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:54 – 13:51
- 9☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 15:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:44
- 12♂︎ Mars16:44 – 17:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:41 – 18:44
- 2♀︎ Venus18:44 – 19:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 20:49
- 4☽︎ Moon20:49 – 21:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:52 – 22:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:54 – 23:57
- 7♂︎ Mars23:57 – 00:59
- 8☉︎ Sun00:59 – 02:02
- 9♀︎ Venus02:02 – 03:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 04:07
- 11☽︎ Moon04:07 – 05:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Wednesday, 8 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 11h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 12h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:12 to 07:09: 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.