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 Friday, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:10 – 07:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 08:04
- 3☽︎ Moon08:04 – 09:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 09:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:59 – 10:57
- 6♂︎ Mars10:57 – 11:54
- 7☉︎ Sun11:54 – 12:51
- 8♀︎ Venus12:51 – 13:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:49 – 14:46
- 10☽︎ Moon14:46 – 15:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:44 – 16:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:39
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:39 – 18:41
- 2☉︎ Sun18:41 – 19:43
- 3♀︎ Venus19:43 – 20:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:46 – 21:48
- 5☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 23:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:56
- 8♂︎ Mars00:56 – 01:58
- 9☉︎ Sun01:58 – 03:01
- 10♀︎ Venus03:01 – 04:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:03 – 05:06
- 12☽︎ Moon05:06 – 06:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 11h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 12h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:10 to 07:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.