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, 1 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:14 – 07:10
- 2☉︎ Sun07:10 – 08:07
- 3♀︎ Venus08:07 – 09:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:04 – 10:01
- 5☽︎ Moon10:01 – 10:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 11:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 12:52
- 8♂︎ Mars12:52 – 13:49
- 9☉︎ Sun13:49 – 14:46
- 10♀︎ Venus14:46 – 15:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 16:40
- 12☽︎ Moon16:40 – 17:36
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:36 – 18:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:39 – 19:42
- 3♂︎ Mars19:42 – 20:45
- 4☉︎ Sun20:45 – 21:48
- 5♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:51 – 23:54
- 7☽︎ Moon23:54 – 00:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:57 – 02:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:00 – 03:03
- 10♂︎ Mars03:03 – 04:06
- 11☉︎ Sun04:06 – 05:09
- 12♀︎ Venus05:09 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Tuesday, 1 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 11h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 12h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:14 to 07:10: 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.