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, 5 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:30
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:30 – 08:32
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:32 – 09:35
- 4♂︎ Mars09:35 – 10:38
- 5☉︎ Sun10:38 – 11:41
- 6♀︎ Venus11:41 – 12:43
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:43 – 13:46
- 8☽︎ Moon13:46 – 14:49
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 15:52
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 16:55
- 11♂︎ Mars16:55 – 17:57
- 12☉︎ Sun17:57 – 19:00
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:00 – 19:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:57 – 20:54
- 3☽︎ Moon20:54 – 21:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:51 – 22:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:49 – 23:46
- 6♂︎ Mars23:46 – 00:43
- 7☉︎ Sun00:43 – 01:40
- 8♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:37 – 03:34
- 10☽︎ Moon03:34 – 04:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:31 – 05:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:28 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sydney?
On Monday, 5 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 12h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:27 to 07:30: 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.