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 Monday, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:46 – 07:38
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:38 – 08:31
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:23
- 4♂︎ Mars09:23 – 10:16
- 5☉︎ Sun10:16 – 11:09
- 6♀︎ Venus11:09 – 12:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:01 – 12:54
- 8☽︎ Moon12:54 – 13:46
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:39 – 15:31
- 11♂︎ Mars15:31 – 16:24
- 12☉︎ Sun16:24 – 17:16
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:16 – 18:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:24 – 19:31
- 3☽︎ Moon19:31 – 20:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:39 – 21:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:46 – 22:53
- 6♂︎ Mars22:53 – 00:01
- 7☉︎ Sun00:01 – 01:08
- 8♀︎ Venus01:08 – 02:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:15 – 03:23
- 10☽︎ Moon03:23 – 04:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:38 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 10h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 13h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:46 to 07:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.