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, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:25 – 07:20
- 2♀︎ Venus07:20 – 08:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:11
- 4☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:07 – 11:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 11:58
- 7♂︎ Mars11:58 – 12:53
- 8☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:49
- 9♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:39
- 11☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:35 – 17:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:30 – 18:35
- 2♂︎ Mars18:35 – 19:39
- 3☉︎ Sun19:39 – 20:44
- 4♀︎ Venus20:44 – 21:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:48 – 22:53
- 6☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:57 – 01:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 02:06
- 9♂︎ Mars02:06 – 03:10
- 10☉︎ Sun03:10 – 04:15
- 11♀︎ Venus04:15 – 05:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:19 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 11h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 12h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:25 to 07:20: 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.