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, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 07:45
- 2☽︎ Moon07:45 – 08:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:37 – 09:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:19
- 5♂︎ Mars10:19 – 11:10
- 6☉︎ Sun11:10 – 12:01
- 7♀︎ Venus12:01 – 12:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 13:44
- 9☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:35 – 15:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:26 – 16:17
- 12♂︎ Mars16:17 – 17:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:08 – 18:17
- 2♀︎ Venus18:17 – 19:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:26 – 20:35
- 4☽︎ Moon20:35 – 21:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:43 – 22:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 00:01
- 7♂︎ Mars00:01 – 01:10
- 8☉︎ Sun01:10 – 02:19
- 9♀︎ Venus02:19 – 03:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:36
- 11☽︎ Moon04:36 – 05:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:45 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 10h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 13h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:54 to 07:45: 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.