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 Tuesday, 21 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:55 – 07:46
- 2☉︎ Sun07:46 – 08:37
- 3♀︎ Venus08:37 – 09:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:28 – 10:19
- 5☽︎ Moon10:19 – 11:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:10 – 12:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 12:52
- 8♂︎ Mars12:52 – 13:43
- 9☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:34
- 10♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:25 – 16:17
- 12☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:08
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:16 – 19:25
- 3♂︎ Mars19:25 – 20:34
- 4☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:43
- 5♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:52 – 00:01
- 7☽︎ Moon00:01 – 01:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:10 – 02:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:19 – 03:28
- 10♂︎ Mars03:28 – 04:37
- 11☉︎ Sun04:37 – 05:45
- 12♀︎ Venus05:45 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Tuesday, 21 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 10h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 13h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:55 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.